Research ogl 540

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OGL 540

Module 2. Literature Review Plan and Annotated Bibliography

Part 1. Plan to Review the Literature

Research topic	The psychological effect of technology addiction
Project title	Wired Minds: Exploring the Psychological Impact of Internet Usage and Technology Addition in the Digital Age.
Topic description	With the increasing advancement in technology and ease of access to the internet, the topic aims to explore how excessive use of digital technologies, such as the internet, smartphones, and social media, can result in negative psychological outcomes, including poor sleep, depression, and anxiety. Today, technology is deeply integrated into every person's daily life, especially the younger generation making it an interesting topic to explore. In addition, various studies have associated technology addiction with mental health issues, therefore exploring this topic will help understand its impacts, providing relevant information to guide the development of prevention and interventions.
Keywords to search the literature	Technology addiction; internet addiction; psychological effects and technologies, digital dependency and mental health
Type of literature to identify?	Mainly scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles including meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and critical resources from academic publishers and online databases like PubMed, ScienceDirect, GoogleScholar, JSTOR, and PsycINFO.

Part 2. Annotated Bibliography

1. Popescu, A. M., Balica, R. Ș., Lazăr, E., Bușu, V. O., & Vașcu, J. E. (2022). Smartphone addiction risk, technology-related behaviors and attitudes, and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Frontiers in Psychology,  13, 997253. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.997253

Keywords: Smartphone Addiction; psychological well-being; Technology behaviors and attitudes; Social Media

Type: Quantitative literature review

Research Questions or Hypothesis: Smartphone addiction throughout the COVID-19 pandemic led to severe psychological outcomes. Technology-related attitudes and behaviors associated with the risk of smartphone addiction can lead to psychological-related issues like severe anxiety, depressive stress, and psychiatric symptoms.

Sample: 64 empirical sources

Summary of Content Article: The research aims to review empirical literature resources on how the COVID-19 outbreak influenced technology addition, impacting the user's psychological well-being. The author selected several empirical sources, reviewed them, and found that intense negative emotions, associated with COVID-19 risks such as isolation led to smartphone addiction, leading to the development of addictive behaviors. Smartphone addiction was due to pathological use of technological devices during lockdown periods, resulting in many users developing mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: This review provides insight into factors that can influence technology addition, significant for providing background information on the causes of the addition.

2. Lebni, J. Y., Toghroli, R., Abbas, J., NeJhaddadgar, N., Salahshoor, M. R., Mansourian, M., ... & Ziapour, A. (2020). A study of internet addiction and its effects on mental health: A study based on Iranian University Students.  Journal of Education and Health Promotion,  9(1), 205. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_148_20

Key words: Internet addition; Technology advancemen; Human behavior; Students; Mental health

Type: Mixed method

Research Questions or Hypothesis: Excessive usage of the internet can lead to internet addiction, which affects an individual's mental health.

Sample: 447 students; 232 females and 215 males

Summary of Content Article: The study investigated internet addiction related to technological advancement and its impact on medical students' mental health. Based on the results from the selected sample, around 45.5% of Kermanshah University medical students were addicted to the Internet. Majority of these students presented some type of mental health disorder like depression and anxiety, affecting their academic performance. Overall, the study revealed that mental health and internet addiction were negatively related.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: Although the study focuses on a specific demographic, it provides valuable information regarding internet addiction in schools and its psychological effect and impact on academics. This will be of value for this research topic as it provides empirical literature and offers a foundation of evidence-based information to build a better understanding of the topic.

3. Kumar, S., & Manhas, A. (2021). An analysis of internet, novel technology addiction among adolescents and psychological health effect.  J Cardiovasc Dis Res,  12(3), 1795-801.

Keywords: Internet addiction; Adolescents; Psychological Health Effects; Low-Cost Internet Services

Type: Qualitative

Research Questions or Hypothesis: 1. What is the extent of teenage addiction? 2. What are scholars' views on internet addiction, and recommended coping methods? 3. What degree of addition is similar to different age users?

Sample: Unspecified

Summary of Content Article: The study aims to investigate the relationship between problematic use of the internet and associated psychological well-being in teenagers or adolescents. The research is based on secondary data analysis of various empirical studies, which explore the degree of technology addiction and how it has affected their mental health. According to the results, majority of sources acknowledged that the internet today has become a significant part of everyone’s life, with teenagers using it for school work seeking academic material, and maintaining social connections. However, teenagers also use these technological devices and the internet as a form of entertainment and other things, resulting in addiction, which affects their psychological well-being.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: The research provides insight into how teenagers are vulnerable to the psychological effects of excessive use of technology, making it relevant to this topic.

4. Agırkan, M. (2023). The mediating effect of social-emotional learning between relationship on basic psychological needs and technology addiction. Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health,  9(4), 268-280. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jeseh/issue/80617/1381065

Keywords: Technology addition; psychological needs;

Type: Quantitative

Research Questions or Hypothesis: “RQ1: Does the hypothetical model that includes basic psychological needs and SEL skills predict technology addiction? RQ2: Does social-emotional learning have a mediating effect on the relationship between technology addiction and basic psychological needs?”, (Agırkan, 2023).

Sample: 592 participants; 424 females and 168 males, age range; 18 to 27 years (M = 20.7, SD = 1.51).

Summary of Content Article: The study tested the hypothetical models, which involve basic psychological needs, technology addiction, and social-emotional learning. The aim was to examine the social-emotional learning mediating effect in the link between technology addiction and psychological effects or needs. Based on the results, there is a negative correlation between satisfying basic psychological needs and technology addiction. This explains the psychology behind technology addiction among the younger generation, and how it has contributed to mental health issues. The researcher recommends education or awareness as a way to prevent technology addiction and reduce its negative implications.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: Although the study does not mainly focus on the 'psychological effects of technology addiction' it broadens the scope of the research topic by introducing the psychology behind technology addiction. This provides significant context for explaining why and how individuals engage in problematic use of technology.

5. Lozano-Blasco, R., Robres, A. Q., & Sánchez, A. S. (2022). Internet addiction in young adults: A meta-analysis and systematic review.  Computers in Human Behavior,  130, 107201. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563222000231

Keywords: Internet addiction; young adults;

Type: Mixed Method; systematic review and meta-analysis

Research Questions or Hypothesis: What is the internet addiction rate in adults and other ages? What are the variables that contribute to internet addiction?

Sample: Young adults; 18–40 years

Summary of Content Article: The study conducts a meta-analysis and systematic review to examine the increase of the internet in younger generations and factors that influence it. Based on the results, internet addiction is influenced by various factors such as age, sex, geographical area, and fear of missing out. It is also associated with psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, and emotional instability.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: The research provides an overview of the issue of internet addiction, therefore relevant for this research in introducing the topic and why the research is significant.

6. Arayici, M. E., Gultekin Arayici, S., Erkin Geyiktepe, O., & Simsek, H. (2025). Assessment of the Relationship Between Internet Addiction, Psychological Well-Being, and Sleep Quality: A Cross-Sectional Study Involving Adult Population.  Behavioral Sciences,  15(3), 344. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3/344

Keywords: Psychological well-being; internet addiction;; sleep quality

Type: Quantitative; involves cross-sectional survey study

Research Questions or Hypothesis: What is the relationship between internet addiction, psychological well-being, and sleep quality?

Sample: 629 adults; aged 30–60 years

Summary of Content Article: The study examines the existing relationship between internet addiction with psychological well-being and sleep quality, targeting the older generation of 30 years and above. The results show that higher psychological well-being was associated with both poor sleep quality and internet addiction. Poor sleep quality and high internet addiction associated with females, regular employees, and young age, indicate the need to address psychological well-being to reduce accessive internet use.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: The study connects psychological well-being and poor sleeping quality to excessive use of the internet. It provides a new perspective that each variable affects each other, making it relevant for broadening this research.

7. Archou, R., Ouadrhiri, M., Amazian, M., Mouhoute, N., Touil, D., Aalouane, R., & Amazian, K. (2025). The relationship between smartphone addiction and anxiety: a cross-sectional study among Moroccan nursing students.  The Pan African Medical Journal,  50, 47. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12065560/

Keywords: Nursing students; Smartphone addition; Anxiety; Morocco

Type: Quantitative-Cross-sectional study.

Research Questions or Hypothesis: Nursing students in Morocco face serious smartphone addiction associated with anxiety issues.

Sample: 300 nursing students

Summary of Content Article: The research conducts a cross-sectional study to examine the relationship between anxiety and smartphone addiction including addiction levels among nursing students. The results indicate that among the participants, there are significant levels of anxiety and smartphone addiction. Smartphone addiction was found to be influenced by student's residence, with those living far from home having higher levels of addiction.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: The research adds insight into anxiety as a psychological consequence of the overuse of technology in educational settings. This will help in selecting the demographic and setting of the research to focus on.

8. Serenko, A., & Turel, O. (2022). Directing technology addiction research in information systems: Part II. Understanding technology addiction.  ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems,  53(3), 71-90. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3551783.3551789

Keywords: Technology addition; Information systems research; behavioral addiction; Mental disorder

Type: Qualitative; involves conceptual analysis and theoretical literature review

Research Questions or Hypothesis: What is the history of technology and the factors influencing it?

Sample: Not applicable

Summary of Content Article: The article examines the history, measurements as well as conceptualization of technology addiction. Throughout the article, Serenko & Turel (2022) consider technology addiction as a form of behavioral addiction, and other associated terminologies such as the concept of mental disorder, dependence, obsessive and compulsive use as well as overuse or excessive use. The authors also explore the pathological use, addiction, measures, and future direction for researching the topic.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: The study shapes the research focus and theoretical understanding of psychology and information systems. It is relevant for understanding the theory guiding this research and its agenda.

9. Ning, W., Turel, O., & Davis, F. D. (2025). Potential treatments of technology addiction: insights for information systems scholars.  Internet Research,  35(2), 860-881. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/INTR-12-2023-1122/full/html

Keywords: Information system theories; Technology addiction; Interventions with intention.

Type: Qualitative, conceptual review

Research Questions or Hypothesis: What are the most effective interventions and treatments for technology addiction?

Sample: Not specified

Summary of Content Article: The study reviews various articles associated with technology addiction intervention, to provide guidelines on how information technology scholars can use IT to prevent this addiction. Based on the review, technology has a range of impacts on an individual's mental health and well-being, and the information system community can take part in looking for solutions. According to the review, information technology can help reduce technology addiction through implementing substance addiction interventions, as they are part of the root causes of internet overuse.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: The article adds a treatment-focused insight, which can provide directions for intervention-based recommendations in this research.

10. Ergün, N., Özkan, Z., & Griffiths, M. D. (2025). Social media addiction and poor mental health: Examining the mediating roles of internet addiction and phubbing.  Psychological Reports,  128(2), 723-743. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00332941231166609

Key words: Social media addiction; Poor mental health; Internet addiction; Phubbing; Depression; Axiety; Stress

Type: Quantitative

Research Questions or Hypothesis: How does social media addiction addiction relate to mental health components, depression, stress, and anxiety? What are the mediating roles of phubbing and internet addiction?

Sample: Young adults-603

Summary of Content Article: The article examines the implications of excessive use of social media on mental health, and how it relates to internet addiction and phubbing. Based on the results, social media addiction did not directly influence poorer mental health but through phubbing and internet addiction. This highlighted that there is an interrelationship between technology-related behavior and psychological effects, thus the need to consider effective intervention methods.

Contribution to Understanding of Research Topic: This study integrates psychological effects associated with technology addiction with behavior in social media use addiction. It is significant for this research as the information from the provided range of empirical studies can be used in explaining how participant behave in social context, and how it influences their addiction behavior.