Peer-reviewedCC BYFrontiers in psychology19 Oct 2026

Gender-specific differences in smartphone addiction, body image, eating disorders, and physical activity: a cross-sectional investigation

Bijad S. Alqahtani¹
Khalid M. Alkhathami¹
Shajiya Sarwar Moosa²
Mohammad Ahsan³

¹Department of Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences at Shaqra, Shaqra University , ,
²Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University , ,
³Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University , ,

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@article{alqahtani2026genderspecific,
  title = {{Gender-specific differences in smartphone addiction, body image, eating disorders, and physical activity: a cross-sectional investigation}},
  author = {Bijad S. Alqahtani and Khalid M. Alkhathami and Shajiya Sarwar Moosa and Mohammad Ahsan},
  journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13672640},
  note = {CC BY},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Gender-specific differences in smartphone addiction, body image, eating disorders, and physical activity: a cross-sectional investigation
AU  - Bijad S. Alqahtani
AU  - Khalid M. Alkhathami
AU  - Shajiya Sarwar Moosa
AU  - Mohammad Ahsan
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/19
JO  - Frontiers in psychology
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13672640
SN  - 1664-1078
ER  -

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