Annotated Bibliography: Smartphone Impact on Teenagers' Lives

This annotated bibliography examines the multifaceted impacts of smartphone usage on teenagers, addressing concerns about mental health, social interactions, and overall well-being. The research rationale begins by identifying the controversy surrounding smartphone use and its effects on adolescents, particularly in relation to core readings that discuss the changing lifestyles of young people. The bibliography includes a range of sources that explore issues such as smartphone addiction, links between screen time and depression, and the impact of social media on teenagers. Kenney and Gortmaker's work examines the relationship between smartphone use and health issues, while Thomée's research focuses on the connection between mobile phone use and mental health. Additional sources delve into smartphone addiction, the influence of social media, and the potential for mobile apps to mitigate negative impacts. The research questions address the specific effects of smartphones on teenagers, potential methods to lessen negative impacts, and the connection between depression, media consumption, and teenage suicide rates. This research aims to investigate the security and safety of the IoT, develop greater awareness, and minimize the threats associated with smartphone use among adolescents.

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Issue, problem, or controversy you are researching
The issue that is being identified in this article is mainly talking about the different impacts
that are being created by smart phones over the teens and the young kids. It is for this reason that
people must be able to understand the pros and the cons of using the smart phones by their kids.
Relation between topic and reading
As per the opinion of Twenge (2017) the advent of the smart phones has really resulted in
a sea change in the life styles of the kids and also the teenagers. This is because the kids of the
modern generation no longer spend any time with their family members by visiting the malls or
by going to the restaurant along with their parents and their brothers’. Torous et al. (2019) has
opined that with the advent of the smart phone devices the kids even at the tender age of only
about three to 6 years are fluent enough in swiping their hands through their smart phones and
have made Watching the YouTube videos or the other phone applications as their hobbies.
It has been said by Enez Darcin et al. (2016) that the kids who are Born between 1995 and 2012,
members of this generation are growing up with smartphones, have an Instagram account before
they start high school, and do not remember a time before the internet (Parasuraman et al., 2017).
Future research Questions
 What are the impacts of smart phones on the teenagers?
 What are the ways in which the Smartphone impacts can be reduced?
 What is the relation between the depression and teen media?
 What are the impacts of smart phones on the minds of Millennial?

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 How is link of smart phones connected with teenage suicide rates?
Things to discover in future are it is hoped that in future the researchers will be able to find
out some kinds of security in the field of the IoT in terms of the security, reliability and other
such grounds of safety. However on the other hand there has to be proper research in order to
develop a greater awareness among the adolescents and also the ways in which the threats can
be minimized.
Annotated Bibliography
Kenney, E. L., & Gortmaker, S. L. (2017). United States adolescents' television, computer,
videogame, smartphone, and tablet use: associations with sugary drinks, sleep,
physical activity, and obesity. The Journal of pediatrics, 182, 144-149 Available
from- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.015
The writer
Erica L. Kenney and Steven and both PHD holders and work in the Department of Social and
Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA,
respectively
The publication
The article is taken from the journal of Pediatrics and is known for the studying of the effects of
the smart phones over the teens.
The summary
This work has mainly been conducted to study about the impacts created by the Smart gadgets
like phones, tablets, video games and others on the adolescents.

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The Stance
The writes have taken a stance saying that too much exposure has impacts like obesity.
The use
This article is useful as it provides a huge scope to understand the different effects that can be
created over the health of the teenagers due to over usage of smart phones
Thomée, S. (2018). Mobile phone use and mental health. A review of the research that
takes a psychological perspective on exposure. International journal of
environmental research and public health, 15(12), 2692. Available from-
10.3390/ijerph15122692
The writer
Sara Thomée is a research scholar who is working in the Department of Psychology, University
of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
The publication
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Open Access Journal is a
highly credible and interdisciplinary peer reviewed journal.
The summary
The main purpose was to understand the relations between the mental health of the teenagers and
their usage of the smart mobile phones.
The Stance

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Being a student and research scholar she has not really taken a stance but is offering the readers a
view of the different perspectives.
The use
The article has a great use as it helps us in understanding about the association between sleep
disorders and the usage of the mobile phones among the adolescents.
Parasuraman, S., Sam, A. T., Yee, S. W. K., Chuon, B. L. C., & Ren, L. Y. (2017).
Smartphone usage and increased risk of mobile phone addiction: A concurrent
study. International journal of pharmaceutical investigation, 7(3), 125-131. Available
from- 10.4103/jphi.JPHI_56_17
The writer
The writers are the professors working in the department of Unit of Pharmacology, AIMST
University, Kedah, Malaysia
The publication
Intercalation journal of Pharmaceutical investigation is one of the famous and credible sources of
studying about the health basics.
The summary
The main aim was to study about the effect of smart mobile usage and the EMR or
electromagnetic radiation

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The Stance
They have taken stance saying that there are several complications that can arise due to the large
scale dependence of adolescents on their smart phones.
The use
This article is of great use as it has helped in understanding about the radiation health hazards
that can be created due to the huge exposure to the mobile phones.
Twenge, J. M., Joiner, T. E., Rogers, M. L., & Martin, G. N. (2018). Increases in depressive
symptoms, suicide-related outcomes, and suicide rates among US adolescents after
2010 and links to increased new media screen time. Clinical Psychological
Science, 6(1), 3-17 Available from- 10.1177/2167702617723376
The writer
Martin and Twenge are from the San Diego State University and Joiner and Rogers are from the
Florida state University who are working over the Adolescent death rate and the usage of
media screen .
The publication
APS is a well accredited clinical psychology science article
The summary
The article talks about the reasons and the rate of suicides among the adolescents due to the
exposure to the smart phones.
The Stance
They have not taken any stance, however, showed the different perspectives from authors who
have worked on the same subject.

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The use
The article is of great use as it has helped in understanding about the increasing number of death
rates among teenagers.
Swar, B., & Hameed, T. (2017, February). Fear of Missing out, Social Media Engagement,
Smartphone Addiction and Distraction: Moderating Role of Self-Help Mobile Apps-based
Interventions in the Youth. In HEALTHINF (pp. 139-146). Available
from-https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charbel_Chedrawi/publication/
314208368_ICT_and_Ageing_in_Lebanese_Public_Hospitals_-
_A_Resource_based_View_Perspective_on_Capabilities/links/5af334e5a6fdcc0c0306bb92/ICT-
and-Ageing-in-Lebanese-Public-Hospitals-A-Resource-based-View-Perspective-on-
Capabilities.pdf#page=159
The writer
The writers belong from Concordia University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada SolBridge
International School of Business, Daejeon, Republic of Korea respectively.
The publication
BIOSTEC 2017 is a well known journal article that talks about the various impacts of smart
phones on teenage health .
The summary
This article has studies the pros and the cons of using smart phones on teenagers and the fear of
feeling missing out or lost.
The Stance

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The writers have taken a stance and developed some particular mobile apps are to be followed
while using smart phones by Millennial.
The use
The article is of great use as it has been used for the purpose of studying about the impacts of
using smart phones by Millennial and the different impacts on their heath.
Twenge, J. M. (2017). Have smartphones destroyed a generation. The Atlantic, 3.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-
destroyed-a-generation/534198/
The writer
Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University.
The publication
The Atlantic is a credible source that talks about the different topics like health, sports, culture
and technology.
The summary
This is evident of the fact that the kids are not being able to see, understand or even interact with
the people in the real world.
The Stance
The writer has not taken any stance but showed the readers the threats associated with the
excessive usage of the smart phones.
The use

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This article is of great use as it has showed the dependence of the teenagers over the virtual
world and the associated health risks with the same.

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References
Enez Darcin, A., Kose, S., Noyan, C. O., Nurmedov, S., Yılmaz, O., & Dilbaz, N. (2016).
Smartphone addiction and its relationship with social anxiety and loneliness. Behaviour
& Information Technology, 35(7), 520-525. Available from-
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2016.1158319
Kenney, E. L., & Gortmaker, S. L. (2017). United States adolescents' television, computer,
videogame, smartphone, and tablet use: associations with sugary drinks, sleep, physical
activity, and obesity. The Journal of pediatrics, 182, 144-149 Available
from- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.015
Parasuraman, S., Sam, A. T., Yee, S. W. K., Chuon, B. L. C., & Ren, L. Y. (2017). Smartphone
usage and increased risk of mobile phone addiction: A concurrent study. International
journal of pharmaceutical investigation, 7(3), 125-131. Available from-
10.4103/jphi.JPHI_56_17
Swar, B., & Hameed, T. (2017, February). Fear of Missing out, Social Media Engagement,
Smartphone Addiction and Distraction: Moderating Role of Self-Help Mobile Apps-
based Interventions in the Youth. In HEALTHINF (pp. 139-146). Available from-
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charbel_Chedrawi/publication/
314208368_ICT_and_Ageing_in_Lebanese_Public_Hospitals_-
_A_Resource_based_View_Perspective_on_Capabilities/links/
5af334e5a6fdcc0c0306bb92/ICT-and-Ageing-in-Lebanese-Public-Hospitals-A-Resource-
based-View-Perspective-on-Capabilities.pdf#page=159

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Thomée, S. (2018). Mobile phone use and mental health. A review of the research that takes a
psychological perspective on exposure. International journal of environmental research
and public health, 15(12), 2692. Available from- 10.3390/ijerph15122692
Torous, J., Andersson, G., Bertagnoli, A., Christensen, H., Cuijpers, P., Firth, J., ... & Mohr, D.
C. (2019). Towards a consensus around standards for smartphone apps and digital mental
health. World Psychiatry, 18(1), 97 Available from-10.2196/mhealth.2994
Twenge, J. M. (2017). Have smartphones destroyed a generation. The Atlantic, 3. Available
from- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-
destroyed-a-generation/534198/
Twenge, J. M., Joiner, T. E., Rogers, M. L., & Martin, G. N. (2018). Increases in depressive
symptoms, suicide-related outcomes, and suicide rates among US adolescents after 2010
and links to increased new media screen time. Clinical Psychological Science, 6(1), 3-17
Available from- 10.1177/2167702617723376