ABSTRACT. Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to explore the psychology of addictive smartphone behavior. Using and replicating data from BankMyCell, Common Sense Media, Deloitte, Insights West & iamota, Northpoint Washington, Pew Research Center, SlickText, Statista, Tech Jury, and Tiger Mobiles, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding the relationship between smartphone addiction risk, anxiety symptom severity, and depression psychopathology. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Keywords: smartphone addiction; anxiety symptom severity; depression psychopathology

How to cite: Porter, T., Potcovaru, A.-M., Zauskova, A., Rowland, Z., and Grupac, M. (2020). “Smartphone Addiction Risk, Anxiety Symptom Severity, and Depression Psychopathology,” Review of Contemporary Philosophy 19: 57–63. doi:10.22381/RCP1920205

Received 16 May 2020 • Received in revised form 12 August 2020
Accepted 15 August 2020 • Available online 19 August 2020