ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE STUDY With widespread use of smartphones in day life, its dependency has become global problem, among adolescents. In digitally oriented society, it provides online accessibility to engage in prolonged various purposes escalating risk of addiction. Cognitive processes such as multitasking and attentional shifting are frequently associated with smartphone activities. It is also associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress. AlM To correlate smartphone addiction with cognition and behavior in adolescent children. METHOD Ethical clearance was obtained from institutional ethical committee. Written informed consent/assent was taken. Adolescents (n=80) with age group of 10-19 years were evaluated for smartphone addiction, cognition and behavioral changes through randomized sampling method. They were assessed with Smartphone addiction scale as a screening tool, Need for cognition scale for evaluating cognition and Depression anxiety stress sub scores scale for behavioral changes. RESULTS There was a significant positive correlation of Smartphone addiction with cognition and behavior (p<0.05) in adolescents. CONCLUSION The study concludes that children are developing significant cognition and behavioral changes by excessive smartphone usage. KEYWORDS Smartphone addiction, Cognition, Behavior
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