The negative impact of technological advancements on mental health: An epidemiological approach

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Highlights：

• Usage patterns of Internet and smartphone can be socially contagious.

• The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased Internet and smartphone addictions.

• An epidemic model is proposed to analyze the problematic use of these technologies.

• This model has a single endemic equilibrium point, which is asymptotically stable.

• The results are discussed from a public health standpoint.

摘要

•Usage patterns of Internet and smartphone can be socially contagious.•The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased Internet and smartphone addictions.•An epidemic model is proposed to analyze the problematic use of these technologies.•This model has a single endemic equilibrium point, which is asymptotically stable.•The results are discussed from a public health standpoint.

论文关键词：Dynamical systems,Epidemic model,Internet,Problematic use,Smartphone

论文评审过程：Received 23 September 2020, Revised 8 November 2020, Accepted 17 December 2020, Available online 7 January 2021, Version of Record 7 January 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2020.125905