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APA

Ombayan, P. C. B., Gomez, R. H. A., Aliday, C. V. B., & Taja-on, E. P. (2025). Heads down, worlds apart: A study of student perceptions and experiences with phone use in social interactions. European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education, 6(1), e02502. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejimed/15731

Vancouver

Ombayan PCB, Gomez RHA, Aliday CVB, Taja-on EP. Heads down, worlds apart: A study of student perceptions and experiences with phone use in social interactions. EUR J INTERACT MULTIMED ED. 2025;6(1):e02502. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejimed/15731

AMA

Ombayan PCB, Gomez RHA, Aliday CVB, Taja-on EP. Heads down, worlds apart: A study of student perceptions and experiences with phone use in social interactions. EUR J INTERACT MULTIMED ED. 2025;6(1), e02502. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejimed/15731

Chicago

Ombayan, Pinky Claire B., Riel Hendrix A. Gomez, Cristan Vincent B. Aliday, and Evan P. Taja-on. "Heads down, worlds apart: A study of student perceptions and experiences with phone use in social interactions". European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education 2025 6 no. 1 (2025): e02502. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejimed/15731

Harvard

Ombayan, P. C. B., Gomez, R. H. A., Aliday, C. V. B., and Taja-on, E. P. (2025). Heads down, worlds apart: A study of student perceptions and experiences with phone use in social interactions. European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education, 6(1), e02502. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejimed/15731

MLA

Ombayan, Pinky Claire B. et al. "Heads down, worlds apart: A study of student perceptions and experiences with phone use in social interactions". European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education, vol. 6, no. 1, 2025, e02502. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejimed/15731