Although there are many benefits that technological progress offers, there is also a dark side to several innovations. This study aims to examine smartphone usage amongst young Indian adults and identify likely antecedents and consequences of addictive smartphone usage behaviour.,Primary data, through an online structured questionnaire, was collected from 240 smartphone users. The survey was conducted among college students between 18-25 years of age. Structural equation modelling was used to test the proposed research framework.,The results show that almost 25 per cent of respondents had high scores on the smartphone addiction scale. The respondents spend most of their time on applications such as WhatsApp and other social networking sites. The findings indicate fear of missing out to be a predictor of problematic smartphone usage behaviour. Further, the study points to poorer quality of sleep as a consequence of high smartphone usage.,Based on the findings of the study, the importance of digital detoxification has been highlighted. Further, recommendations have been made to discourage excessive smartphone usage and avoid the resulting negative consequences.,With the increasing usage of smartphones, there is a need to study addictive behaviour amongst sections of the population, specially those which tend to be more vulnerable. The study examines the extent of smartphone addictive behaviour amongst young Indian adults and identifies antecedents and consequences of such behaviour.

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断开排毒：印度年轻人对智能手机成瘾的研究

尽管技术进步可带来许多好处，但多项创新也有其弊端。这项研究旨在检查印度年轻人中的智能手机使用情况，并确定令人上瘾的智能手机使用行为的前因和后果。通过在线结构性问卷调查，从240位智能手机用户中收集了主要数据。这项调查是针对18至25岁之间的大学生进行的。结构方程模型用于测试所提出的研究框架。结果表明，近25％的受访者在智能手机成瘾量表上得分很高。受访者大部分时间都花在WhatsApp和其他社交网站等应用程序上。研究结果表明，担心错过成为智能手机使用问题行为的预测因素。此外，该研究指出，由于智能手机使用率较高，导致睡眠质量较差。基于该研究的结果，人们已经强调了数字排毒的重要性。此外，已经提出了建议，以防止过度使用智能手机并避免由此带来的负面影响。随着智能手机的使用不断增加，有必要研究人群中特别是那些较容易受到伤害的人群的成瘾行为。该研究调查了印度年轻成年人中智能手机成瘾行为的程度，并确定了此类行为的前因和后果。已经提出了建议，以防止过度使用智能手机并避免由此带来的负面后果。随着智能手机的使用不断增加，有必要研究人群中特别是易受伤害人群的成瘾行为。该研究调查了印度年轻成年人中智能手机成瘾行为的程度，并确定了此类行为的前因和后果。已经提出了建议，以防止过度使用智能手机并避免由此带来的负面后果。随着智能手机的使用不断增加，有必要研究人群中特别是易受伤害人群的成瘾行为。该研究调查了印度年轻成年人中智能手机成瘾行为的程度，并确定了此类行为的前因和后果。