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Digital Well-being Tools and Their Effectiveness Among Smartphone Users
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Digital Well-being Tools
DOI: 10.64388/IREV9I10-1715967
Abstract
Smartphone usage keeps rising - this brings concerns around excessive screen exposure, interruptions, frequent mental strain. Tools meant to support digital wellness, such as apps that log screen minutes or enable concentration settings, try shaping more balanced phone behaviors. Examining 100 individuals, researchers checked how familiar people were with these aids, along with their real-world impact. Participants claimed reduced device use and sharper attention spans after using them. Yet numbers revealed little connection between tool adoption and actual gains in output or emotional relief. In practice, features focused on digital balance seem less effective at changing outcomes than they are at reminding users what mindful interaction looks like.
Keywords
Digital Well-being, Smartphone Usage, Screen Time Management, Productivity, Stress Reduction, Mental Wellness, Digital Self-Regulation, Focus Mode, Mobile Applications, Behavioral Technology
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How to cite this paper
@article{1715967,
author = {Bhuvana Dasari, Prof. Amita Garg},
title = {Digital Well-being Tools and Their Effectiveness Among Smartphone Users},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2026},
volume = {9},
number = {10},
pages = {88-93},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1715967.pdf},
abstract = {Smartphone usage keeps rising - this brings concerns around excessive screen exposure, interruptions, frequent mental strain. Tools meant to support digital wellness, such as apps that log screen minutes or enable concentration settings, try shaping more balanced phone behaviors. Examining 100 individuals, researchers checked how familiar people were with these aids, along with their real-world impact. Participants claimed reduced device use and sharper attention spans after using them. Yet numbers revealed little connection between tool adoption and actual gains in output or emotional relief. In practice, features focused on digital balance seem less effective at changing outcomes than they are at reminding users what mindful interaction looks like.},
keywords = {Digital Well-being, Smartphone Usage, Screen Time Management, Productivity, Stress Reduction, Mental Wellness, Digital Self-Regulation, Focus Mode, Mobile Applications, Behavioral Technology},
month = {April},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1715967}
}