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Fear of COVID-19, loneliness, smartphone addiction, and mental wellbeing among the Turkish general population: a serial mediation model

A. Rifat Kayisa Department of Psychological Counselling, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey
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Begum Saticib Department of Psychological Counselling, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey
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M. Engin Denizc Department of Psychological Counselling, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Seydi Ahmet Saticib Department of Psychological Counselling, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey
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Mark D. Griffithsd International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2484-2496 | Received 18 May 2020, Accepted 15 May 2021, Published online: 26 May 2021

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