A study of magnitude and psychological correlates of smartphone use in medical students: A pilot study with a novel telemetric approach

Context: Smartphone use is being investigated as a potential behavioral addiction. Most of the studies opt for a subjective questionnaire-based method. This study evaluates the psychological correlates of excessive smartphone use. It uses a telemetric approach to quantitatively and objectively measu...

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Main Authors: Saras Prasad, Devavrat Harshe, Navneet Kaur, Sudha Jangannavar, Aishwarya Srivastava, Unnati Achanta, Samra Khan, Gurudas Harshe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2018;volume=40;issue=5;spage=468;epage=475;aulast=Prasad