Animated stories may curb phone addiction, study finds
NCT ID NCT06979856
First seen Feb 06, 2026 · Last updated Jun 07, 2026 · Updated 14 times
Summary
This study tested whether watching short, animated storytelling videos could make people more aware of their smartphone overuse and help them cut back. Researchers enrolled 6,000 adults in the US who own a smartphone. Participants watched the videos and reported their phone addiction levels right away, after two weeks, and after four weeks.
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Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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