Digital distraction research is concentrated in the United States and peaked in publication years 2020 and 2023¶

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q2 i? The United States produced the largest proportion of studies (n = 12, 46.15%), followed by Turkey (n = 4, 15.38%), and publication peaked in 2020 and 2023 with four studies each. → Florence Martin 2025

Evidence¶

Florence Martin 2025¶

Florence Martin, Siyu Long, Katy Haywood, Kui Xie. (2025). Digital distractions in education: a systematic review of research on causes, consequences and prevention strategies. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10550-6

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The review's publication-trend analysis (Fig. 3) reports the geographical distribution verbatim: "The United States represented the largest proportion of studies (n = 12, 46.15%)". It also reports four studies published in each of 2020 and 2023, the highest years.

"The United States represented the largest proportion of studies (n = 12, 46.15%), followed by Turkey (n = 4, 15.38%)."

Discussion¶

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