Is the smartphone a smart choice? The effect of smartphone separation on executive functions

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Highlights：

• We investigated the effect of smartphone separation on anxiety and executive functions.

• Smartphone separation induced substantial anxiety.

• Anxiety mediated the adverse effect of smartphone separation on executive functions.

• Impaired performance was evident regardless of the extent of smartphone addiction.

摘要

•We investigated the effect of smartphone separation on anxiety and executive functions.•Smartphone separation induced substantial anxiety.•Anxiety mediated the adverse effect of smartphone separation on executive functions.•Impaired performance was evident regardless of the extent of smartphone addiction.

论文关键词：Smartphone addiction,Smartphone separation,Anxiety,Cognition,Executive functions

论文评审过程：Received 2 March 2016, Revised 30 June 2016, Accepted 5 July 2016, Available online 14 July 2016, Version of Record 14 July 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.07.002