Recent research indicates that specific personality traits marked by emotional fragility and impulsivity are strong ...

From the we're-addicted-to-calling-habits-addictions dept.

Earlier this year, researchers at UNC’s Winston Center for Technology and Developing Minds established a new initiative to investigate how technology is “rewiring” the brains of developing youth ...

Social media, video game, and smartphone use in kids and teens has risen, and there’s a growing chorus of concerns about screen time’s link to mental health concerns. It's prompted legislation ...

Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board’s role in cybersecurity and technology. Massachusetts lawmakers are finally confronting a reality ...

I write quite a lot about the interaction of technology and addiction. Typically, I’m focused on the ways in which technology serves as a driver for addiction. For instance, digital technologies are ...

It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the '90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her ...

One of the things that Wade L. Robinson discusses in his book, Engineering Ethics, is the importance of avoiding “error-provocative” designs, in which the technological artifact not only allows for ...

Using this many devices at once doesn’t mean a person is addicted to technology. Pressmaster/Shutterstock.com I am a psychologist who has worked with teens and ...

Like food, technology is a crucial part of our daily lives. Texting during the day and watching TV at night doesn't mean a person has an addiction, but it is important to evaluate how often and to ...

BENGALURU: In order to address the addiction to mobile phones and social media increasing widely among schoolchildren, the ...