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On average, parents spend nearly two hours with their children, but 75% of parents admit to using their phones during this time. Three out of four children frequently voice their apprehensions about their parents devoting excessive attention to their phones when they are together. Majority of parents tend to provide their children with smartphones at around the age of 14, often equipped with parental controls. This decision is primarily driven by security concerns, as well as the recognition that smartphones are increasingly essential for educational purposes.

Excessive smartphone use has been linked to worsening sleep quality, learning problems and memory problems.However, bad posture while using the smartphone can also cause a number of joint disorders

Smartphone overuse and addiction is a growing concern worldwide. However, there are limited studies about smartphone addiction and its impacts on university students in Saudi Arabia. This qualitative study aimed to elicit students’ and university staff’s perspectives and experiences about smartphone overuse/addiction in Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), Saudi Arabia. Fifteen undergraduate students and 18 university staff (13 lecturers and five professionals) were recruited for the purpose of this study. The study data were collected using semi-structured interviews and ana-lysed using thematic...