Does smartphone addiction exist? A critical evaluation of the validity of behavioural addiction symptoms in problematic smartphone use.

Wegmann E, Behrendt S, Cousijn J

DOI: 10.1111/add.70688
Published: 2026 Oct 27
Container: Addiction (Abingdon, England)
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@article{allodium:10.1111/add.70688,
  title = {Does smartphone addiction exist? A critical evaluation of the validity of behavioural addiction symptoms in problematic smartphone use.},
  author = {Wegmann E and Behrendt S and Cousijn J},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Addiction (Abingdon, England)},
  doi = {10.1111/add.70688},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70688}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Does smartphone addiction exist? A critical evaluation of the validity of behavioural addiction symptoms in problematic smartphone use.
AU  - Wegmann E
AU  - Behrendt S
AU  - Cousijn J
PY  - 2026
JO  - Addiction (Abingdon, England)
DO  - 10.1111/add.70688
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E, W., S, B., & J, C. (2026). Does smartphone addiction exist? A critical evaluation of the validity of behavioural addiction symptoms in problematic smartphone use.. Addiction (Abingdon, England). https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70688

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