REVIEW article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Addictive Disorders
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1281841
Smartphone dependence and its influence on physical and mental health
Provisionally accepted
- 1Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, China
- 2School of Marxism Studies, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Liaoning Province, China
- 3Xinyang Central Hospital, Xinyang, China
- 4School of medicine, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang Henan, China,464000, xinyang, China
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Smartphones have become an integral part of life for an increasing number of people around the world, especially as the range and speed of smartphone functions has expanded. However, excessive use of smartphones can cause not only physical discomfort but also feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression.The present review explores the negative effects of excessive smartphone use on physical and mental health. It also surveys measures that can counteract these effects, which include controlling smartphone use, strengthening self-control, and engaging in physical exercise.
Keywords: Smartphone dependence, dopamine signaling, Sleep, Depression, Self-Control, exercise "smartphone", "mobile phone", "cell phone"
Received: 23 Aug 2023; Accepted: 21 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Song, Zhu, Zhang and Lan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Xinqiang Song, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, China
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