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Connected but Alone is a clear and accessible guide to one of the most pressing issues in contemporary parenting and education: smartphone addiction among teenagers. Valerio Massimo De Angelis takes the reader on a comprehensive journey that begins with the origins of mobile technology and explores its concrete effects on sleep, mental health, academic performance, and family relationships. Written in simple yet rigorous language, the book analyzes phenomena such as FOMO, nomophobia, and cyberbullying, and then offers practical tools—from a guide to mindful technology use to self-assessment tools—aimed at parents, teachers, and educators, as well as teenagers themselves. This is not an indictment of the smartphone, but a call for awareness: understanding in order to make choices, and gaining knowledge to guide young people toward a healthier and more balanced relationship with technology.
An invaluable resource for anyone living or working with teenagers in the digital age.
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GenrePsychology
Length1 hr 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Connected but Alone
2Foreword
3Introduction
4Chapter 1 -- The Birth of the Smartphone
5Chapter 2 -- Adolescence in the Digital Age
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6Chapter 3 -- What is smartphone addiction
7Chapter 4 -- How digital addiction develops
8Chapter 5 -- The Adolescent Brain and Technology
9Chapter 6 -- The role of social media
10Chapter 7 -- TikTok, Instagram and new forms of entertainment
11Chapter 8 -- FOMO: the fear of being left out
12Chapter 9 -- Nomophobia
13Chapter 10 -- Cyberbullying
14Chapter 11 -- Anxiety and Depression
15Chapter 12 -- The Effects on Sleep
16Chapter 13 -- The effects on physical health
17Chapter 14 -- Smartphones and Academic Performance
18Chapter 15 -- Family Relationships
19Chapter 16 -- Real-life friendships and virtual friendships
20Chapter 17 -- The role of video games on smartphones
21Chapter 18 -- The role of schools in prevention
22Chapter 19 -- The role of parents
23Chapter 20 -- Digital Education and Online Citizenship
24Chapter 21 -- Strategies for preventing addiction
25Chapter 22 -- The Value of Leisure Time
26Chapter 23 -- Other forms of digital addiction: streaming, messaging and binge-watching
27Chapter 24 -- The role of psychologists and mental health specialists
28Chapter 25 -- Digital self-monitoring tools: apps, screen time and parental controls
29Chapter 26 -- A brief self-assessment tool
30Chapter 27 -- A practical guide to the mindful use of technology
31Chapter 28 -- Testimonials and Experiences
32Chapter 29 -- The Future of Technology and Adolescents
33Chapter 30 -- Conclusions
34Key references
35Appendix -- Useful resources
36Acknowledgements
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