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Demographic, social, psychological, mental health, and academic correlates of problematic smartphone use among French psychology students

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  • Germano Vera Cruz

  • Clarice Da Rosa

  • Yasser Khazaal

  • July 3, 2026

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    The prevalence of problematic smartphone use (PSU) among French psychology students ranges from 1.64% to 25% based on different estimation methods.

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    Younger students, women, bisexual participants, and undergraduates reported higher PSU scores in the study.

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    Impulsivity was identified as the strongest predictor of PSU, followed by smartphone-related problems and smartphone use frequency.

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    Lower social support, higher neuroticism, and poorer mental health were associated with increased PSU severity among participants.

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    Sleep difficulties, depressive mood, and self-esteem were found to partially mediate the relationship between smartphone use frequency and PSU.

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Demographic, social, psychological, mental health, and academic correlates of problematic smartphone use among French psychology students

  • by Germano Vera Cruz, Clarice Da Rosa, Yasser Khazaal

  • July 3, 2026

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