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One in six adolescent girls has a smartphone addiction, which may impact their overall well-being
  1. Joanna Smith1,2,
  2. Bee Oshea2
  1. 1School Health and Social Care, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, West Yorkshire, UK
  2. 2Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Joanna Smith; Joanna.Smith{at}shu.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2024-104141

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    Commentary on: Kosola S, Mproa S, Holoapaine E. Smartphone use and well-being of adolescent girls: a population-based study. Arch Dis Child, 2024; 109: 576–581

    Implications for practice and research

    • Smartphone addiction may contribute to the increase in anxiety disorders in adolescent girls; peer engagement activities and tech-free zones may help reduce smartphone use.

    • Providing support and advice relating to smartphone use for young people is everyone’s responsibility; solely relying on mental health services to address smartphone addiction is not realistic.

    Context

    The prevalence of anxiety disorders, particularly in adolescent girls, is increasing; smartphone addiction is a potential causal factor. Kosola et al1 evaluated the potential correlation between smartphone use and the mental health and well-being of adolescent girls, particularly anxiety disorders.

    Methods

    This population-based study recruited over a thousand adolescent girls from 21 socially diverse schools who completed online validated measures including the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, Body Appreciation Scale and Visual Analogue …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.