Tag: Smartphone Separation Anxiety

NOVANEWS CC0 / Pixabay Researchers at Hong Kong City University and Seoul's Sungkyunkwan University have concluded smartphone separation anxiety or "nomophobia" is becoming an increasingly widespread problem, with users feeling panic and stress when they're unable to access or use their devices, and not merely because they can't make or receive calls. Nomophobia has been touted as the 21st century's leading fad diagnosis — scientists, lawyers, therapists and even legislators have been quick to suggest claims of smartphone addiction are at best exaggerated, at worst self-serving fiction. However, the researchers believe they have conclusively identified the syndrome, based on how individuals perceive and value their smartphones — their research model found a clear li...