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Within this chapter, the important distinction between habit, compulsion, and addiction is explained, particularly with regard to our personal technologies. The term smartphone addiction has become over-sensationalized, but there is some evidence that warrants a closer look at the gravitational pull that our smartphones possess. In particular, the chapter reviews the consequential effects of incessant phone-checking and how this can lead to more serious psychological and physiological manifestations.

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Reid, A.J. (2018). Habit-Making Devices. In: The Smartphone Paradox. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94319-0_3

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