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Smartphone use in a large US adult population: Temporal associations between objective measures of usage and mental well-being

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Observational analysis reveals weak associations between smartphone use and mental well-being, suggesting demographics may play a stronger role.

Findings show weak or null associations between smartphone use and mood over a 4-week period, indicating limited impact on mental well-being.
Statistically significant results revealed younger adults had a stronger link between social media use and lower mood, but this effect was not consistent over time.
Non-social app use showed mixed effects on mood, indicating some positive impacts in within-subjects analyses despite overall small effects.
Demographic factors like age and gender were found to be stronger predictors of mood than smartphone usage.

Winbush et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Observational analysis reveals weak associations between smartphone use and mental well-being, suggesting demographics may play a stronger role.