Broadly engaging multimodal smartphone use

Broadly engaging multimodal smartphone use is associated with mental intactness in humans (ꞵ = -0.249, 95% CI: [-0.405, -0.093]).

“mental intactness ( ꞵ = -0.249, 95% CI: [-0.405, -0.093], p = 0.002)”

Humanscompared to broad social and entertainment users

Smartphone function preference patterns and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A cluster analysis study

Acta psychologica·3 Jun 2026

Broadly engaging multimodal smartphone use is associated with episodic memory in humans (ꞵ = -0.188, 95% CI: [-0.299, -0.075]).

“episodic memory ( ꞵ = -0.188, 95% CI: [-0.299, -0.075], p = 0.001)”

Humanscompared to broad social and entertainment users

Smartphone function preference patterns and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A cluster analysis study

Acta psychologica·3 Jun 2026

Broadly engaging multimodal smartphone use is associated with cognitive function in humans (ꞵ = -0.437, 95% CI: [-0.640, -0.235]).

“the broadly engaging multimodal user group showed the strongest negative association with total cognitive score ( ꞵ = -0.437, 95% CI: [-0.640, -0.235], p < 0.001)”

Humanscompared to broad social and entertainment users

Smartphone function preference patterns and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A cluster analysis study

Acta psychologica·3 Jun 2026