Caught in the Screen Trap: How Smartphone Addiction Fuels ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation in Young Minds

Purpose: This is the age of digitalization in which social media plays an important role in every aspect of our lives. However, smartphone addiction has negative consequences on the mental and physical health of children. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore the effect of smartphone addiction on EDR, ADHD on smartphone addiction, and ADHD on EDR. Methodology: This study adopted a cross-sectional research design and a quantitative research method. Data were gathered from children based in KSA. A questionnaire was developed to collect data from the respondents. This study used simple random sampling for this purpose. AMOS as tool was used for analysis purpose in this research. Findings: The findings revealed that smartphone addiction has a significant effect on EDR. Moreover, ADHD has a positive effect on smartphone addiction. Likewise, ADHD has a significant effect on EDR among children. Originality: The author of research contributed by assessing the role of smartphone addiction on EDR and ADHD among children based in KSA. The present framework is also among the very few studies that have discussed ADHD, EDR, and smartphone addiction in a single framework.