{
  "id": 771883,
  "title": "When phones become an escape: Nomophobia tied to heavier social media use during downtime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/when-phones-become-an-escape-nomophobia-tied-to-heavier-social-media",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-nomophobia-heavier-social-media-downtime.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smartphones have become an essential part of everyday life. The anxiety or discomfort experienced when people are unable to use their mobile phones or when their phones are not within reach is known as nomophobia in psychology.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}