Types Of Smartphone Usage And Relations With Problematic Smartphone Behaviors: The Role Of Content Consumption Vs. Socialsmartphone Use

Keywords

Gratification; Information technology; Internet addiction; Mobile phones; Social networks

Abstract

Little previous research has clarified which types of smartphone use are related to problematic smartphone behaviors. We sampled 309 community participants online to understand the role of content consumption vs. social smartphone use in relation to specific problematic smartphone behaviors. Bivariate correlations indicated mostly significant relationships between problematic smartphone behaviors and both process and social usage – but with stronger correlations for process usage. Regression analyses, controlling for age and gender, demonstrated that problematic smartphone-related overuse was significantly associated with process smartphone usage, and to a lesser extent - social usage. Positive anticipation problem behaviors were related to process and social usage. Daily life disturbances from a smartphone were inversely related to process and social usage. Results provide insight into the types of problem smartphone behaviors associated with specific uses and gratifications from a smartphone.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Cyberpsychology

Volume

11

Issue

2

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2017-2-3

Socpus ID

85026628967 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85026628967

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