About this Research Topic
The widespread use of smartphones has significantly altered our daily lives, enhancing convenience and connectivity. However, the overuse of these devices has given rise to smartphone addiction, which is linked to various adverse outcomes, including physical, social, and academic challenges. Concurrently, there is an increasing prevalence of negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, and stress, which are both a cause and a consequence of smartphone addiction. This has been one of the emphasis in the public mental health research field.
This Research Topic aims to investigate the intricate relationships between negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity. Existing research has shown that negative emotions brought by the smartphone addiction can influence creativity, but the findings are inconsistent. While moderate negative emotions may enhance resilience and foster creativity, severe negative emotions can stifle creative processes. Additionally, individuals with smartphone addiction might display practical creativity in certain contexts despite the adverse effects of their addiction.
We seek to advance the understanding of these dynamics by inviting high-quality research that delves into:
1. Current Status and Influencing Factors
Investigating the prevalence and factors influencing smartphone addiction, negative emotions, and creativity in specific groups and regions.
2. Longitudinal Relationships
Tracking the longitudinal interplay between negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity within particular populations.
3. Influencing Factors
Identifying factors that impact negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity.
4. Mechanisms in Specific Groups
Exploring the underlying mechanisms linking negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity among specific demographics (e.g., chronically ill patients, pregnant women, adolescents).
5. Interconnections and Joint Effects
Examining how individual and group-level negative emotions and creativity influence smartphone addiction.
6. Methodological Recommendations
We encourage submissions that employ robust methodologies such as data mining and structural equation modeling for cross-sectional studies. We recommend the use of chain mediation or more complex models to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationships under investigation.
We welcome a variety of submission types, including Original Research Studies, Reviews and Systematic Reviews, Clinical Trials, Brief Research Reports, Opinions and Perspectives, Research Protocols.
We strive to foster a deeper understanding of how negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity intersect. By exploring these relationships, we hope to uncover potential mechanisms and contribute to strategies that mitigate the negative impacts of smartphone addiction while harnessing creativity to improve the well-being of the public mental health. (In addition, we need to clarify that if it is only a cross-sectional study it is recommended to use methods such as data mining and structural equations rather than simple mediation/moderation. Even if such methods are used, chain mediation or more complex models are recommended.)
This Research Topic aims to investigate the intricate relationships between negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity. Existing research has shown that negative emotions brought by the smartphone addiction can influence creativity, but the findings are inconsistent. While moderate negative emotions may enhance resilience and foster creativity, severe negative emotions can stifle creative processes. Additionally, individuals with smartphone addiction might display practical creativity in certain contexts despite the adverse effects of their addiction.
We seek to advance the understanding of these dynamics by inviting high-quality research that delves into:
1. Current Status and Influencing Factors
Investigating the prevalence and factors influencing smartphone addiction, negative emotions, and creativity in specific groups and regions.
2. Longitudinal Relationships
Tracking the longitudinal interplay between negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity within particular populations.
3. Influencing Factors
Identifying factors that impact negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity.
4. Mechanisms in Specific Groups
Exploring the underlying mechanisms linking negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity among specific demographics (e.g., chronically ill patients, pregnant women, adolescents).
5. Interconnections and Joint Effects
Examining how individual and group-level negative emotions and creativity influence smartphone addiction.
6. Methodological Recommendations
We encourage submissions that employ robust methodologies such as data mining and structural equation modeling for cross-sectional studies. We recommend the use of chain mediation or more complex models to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationships under investigation.
We welcome a variety of submission types, including Original Research Studies, Reviews and Systematic Reviews, Clinical Trials, Brief Research Reports, Opinions and Perspectives, Research Protocols.
We strive to foster a deeper understanding of how negative emotions, smartphone addiction, and creativity intersect. By exploring these relationships, we hope to uncover potential mechanisms and contribute to strategies that mitigate the negative impacts of smartphone addiction while harnessing creativity to improve the well-being of the public mental health. (In addition, we need to clarify that if it is only a cross-sectional study it is recommended to use methods such as data mining and structural equations rather than simple mediation/moderation. Even if such methods are used, chain mediation or more complex models are recommended.)
Keywords: Smartphone Addiction, Negative Emotions, Creativity, Resilience, Public Mental Health
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