Problematic smartphone use: An empirically validated model

@article{Pivetta2019ProblematicSU,
  title={Problematic smartphone use: An empirically validated model},
  author={Erika Pivetta and Lydia Jo Harkin and Jo{\"e}l Billieux and Eiman Kanjo and Daria J. Kuss},
  journal={Comput. Hum. Behav.},
  year={2019},
  volume={100},
  pages={105-117}
}
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