Machine Learning Prognosis for Smartphone Dependency

Concern over smartphone addiction has grown recently as more and more people show signs of addiction, including compulsive phone use, decreased productivity, and even physical and mental health issues. Consequently, a growing necessity exists for the creation of efficient tools to forecast smartphone addiction and pinpoint individuals susceptible to this behavior. The proposed model is crafted to predict smartphone addiction using data collected from a survey of individuals who use smartphones. The survey encompassed inquiries related to demographics, phone use patterns, and various psychological aspects like anxiety, depression, and stress. a popular and effective machine learning method, to build our model. After pre-processing the data, the model is trained and its performance assessed by its accuracy, to see whether the model could be learned efficiently. Our findings demonstrated how effective the recommended treatment was at preventing smartphone addiction. Key features crucial for predicting addiction included patterns of phone use, such as the frequency of checking notifications, daily hours spent on the phone, and the predominant types of frequently used apps. Other important factors included age, gender, and stress levels. Our designed model has multiple possible uses. The solution finds its usage by healthcare professionals to identify individuals prone to potential risks of developing smartphone addiction and provide appropriate interventions. It could also be used by app developers to design apps that are less addictive and promote healthier phone use habits.