How smartphone usage correlates with social anxiety and loneliness

Introduction: Early detection of social anxiety and loneliness might be useful to prevent substantial impairment in personal relationships. Understanding the way people use smartphones can be beneficial for implementing an early detection of social anxiety and loneliness. This paper examines differe...

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Main Authors: Gao, Yusong, Li, Ang, Zhu, Tingshao, Liu, Xiaoqian, Liu, Xingyun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950540/
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Summary:Introduction: Early detection of social anxiety and loneliness might be useful to prevent substantial impairment in personal relationships. Understanding the way people use smartphones can be beneficial for implementing an early detection of social anxiety and loneliness. This paper examines different types of smartphone usage and their relationships with people with different individual levels of social anxiety or loneliness.