Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Blog Post Project: Smartphone and Cognition
Blog Post Project: Smartphone and Cognition
Conclusions
After reviewing the primary sources, there is evidence suggesting that the uncontrolled
use of smartphones among teenagers and adolescents can lead to negative impacts on their
cognitive and emotional development (Tang & Lee, 2021). In Canale et al. (2019), results showed
that positive urgency plays a role in explaining the differential effect of smartphone availability
on cognitive performances. Another study reveals that there may have been negative effects of
smartphone use during face-to-face interactions on both social evaluation and attention. For
instance, social evaluation analyses indicate that people using their smartphones during a face-
to-face conversation are rated as less desirable to speak with. In addition, this study also shows
that people are less likely to retain information from a face-to-face conversation if they are
using their phones for texting during the interaction (Johnson, Kaiser & Swam, 2019).
References
Alsunni, A. A., & Latif, R. (2021). Higher emotional investment in social media is related to anxiety and
depression in university students. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 16(2), 247-252.
doi:10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.11.004
Canale, N., Vieno, A., Doro, M., Rosa Mineo, E., Marino, C., & Billieux, J. (2019). Emotion-related
impulsivity moderates the cognitive interference effect of smartphone availability on working
memory. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54911-7
Forzano, L. B. (2014). Research methods for the behavioral sciences. Cengage Learning, Inc.
Greenfield, D. N. (2021). Digital distraction: What makes the internet and smartphone so addictive? In
Human capacity in the attention economy. (pp. 27–47). American Psychological Association.
https://doi-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1037/0000208-003
Johnson, T. J., Kaiser, M. Y., Swan, A. B. (2019). Social and cognitive effects of smartphone use in face-to-
face verbal interactions. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 24(4), 265–273.
https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.jn24.4.265
Liebherr, M., Schubert, P., Antons, S., Montag, C., & Brand, M. (2020). Smartphones and attention, curse
or blessing? - a review on the effects of smartphone usage on attention, inhibition, and working
memory. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 1, 100005.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2020.100005
Small, G. W., Lee, J., Kaufman, A., Jalil, J., Siddarth, P., Gaddipati, H., Moody, T. D., & Bookheimer, S. Y.
(2020). Brain health consequences of digital technology use. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience,
22(2), 179–187. https://doi.org/10.31887/dcns.2020.22.2/gsmall
Tang, A. C., & Lee, R. L. (2021). Effects of a group mindfulness-based cognitive program on smartphone
addictive symptoms and resilience among adolescents: Study protocol of a cluster-randomized
controlled trial. BMC Nursing, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00611-5