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Review
. 2022 Nov 16;19(22):15068.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192215068.

Social Overview of Smartphone Use by Teenagers

María-Carmen Ricoy  1 , Sara Martínez-Carrera  1 , Isabel Martínez-Carrera  1
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Social Overview of Smartphone Use by Teenagers

María-Carmen Ricoy et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Information and Communication Technologies have led to a new way of life and, in particular, of socialization. The objective of this study is to analyse the image social media disseminate of news taken from digital newspapers, based on the opportunities and drawbacks attributed to smartphone use by teenagers. An essentially qualitative methodology was used, on a sample of 1704 news items published in digital newspapers. The results and conclusions show that smartphone use by teenagers improves development of their digital competence, presents new academic opportunities (through gamification or mobile learning) and provides them with digital tools for school and leisure. The widespread drawbacks reflect the effects of the device on the deterioration of health (dependence, stress, psychosocial problems) and emotions, thereby succinctly affecting academic performance. A noticeable increase of positive news about smartphones was published in the major newspapers in December, while that on its negative effects, in September.

Keywords: ICTs; adolescence; digital press; education prevention; emotions; smartphone; socialization.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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News selection procedure for delimiting the sample.
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Relationship between the obtained categorisation.
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