Absence of objective differences between self-identified addicted and healthy smartphone users?

Geyer, K. and Carbonell, X. and Beranuy, M. and Calvo, F. (2021) Absence of objective differences between self-identified addicted and healthy smartphone users? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (7): 3702. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Smartphones are used by billions of people worldwide. However, some psychologists have argued that use of this technology is addictive, even though little research utilises objective smartphone usage records to verify this claim. We conducted an exploratory study to identify whether behavioural differences exist between those who self-identify as addicted smartphone users and those who do not. We gathered retrospective smartphone usage data from 131 Android users and asked them about their past use to compare their perception of their usage against their actual usage. We could not identify any reliable differences between the smartphone activity of those self-identified as addicted smartphone users and other users. Furthermore, smartphone scales are generally good at identifying who believes themselves to be addicted, although they do not reflect objective smartphone use. This study questions the use of self-report measures to diagnosis behavioural addictions without relevant psychopathological constructs and emphasises the need for more rigorous study to conceptualise smartphone addiction. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? behavioural addictioncermself-report measuressmartphone addictiontechnological addictionuniversity studentspublic health, environmental and occupational healthhealth, toxicology and mutagenesis ??
ID Code:
153733
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Deposited On:
19 Apr 2021 15:00
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
15 Jul 2024 21:34