Problematic Smartphone Use: Investigating Contemporary Experiences Using a Convergent Design
Kuss DJ, Harkin L, Kanjo E, Billieux J
International journal of environmental research and public health · 53 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- No health outcome
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- British Academy
- Government
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Nonprofit
- british academy
- Grants
- British Academy (SG162119)
Based on 3 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2018-01-16 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 15 · issue 1 · p. 142
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 164 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 43.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 61 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Social Media and Politics
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, factor structure validation, mobile phone overuse
- MeSH
- humans, focus groups, behavior, addictive, social behavior, psychometrics, automobile driving, internet, adolescent, adult, aged, middle aged, female, male, young adult, smartphone, surveys and questionnaires
4 authors
From GB, LU, CH
- Daria Joanna Kuss · correspondingNottingham Trent University
- Lydia HarkinNottingham Trent University
- Eiman KanjoNottingham Trent University
- Joël BillieuxUniversity of Luxembourg; University Hospital of Geneva
Abstract
Internet-enabled smartphones are increasingly ubiquitous in the Western world. Research suggests a number of problems can result from mobile phone overuse, including dependence, dangerous and prohibited use. For over a decade, this has been measured by the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPU-Q). Given the rapid developments in mobile technologies, changes of use patterns and possible problematic and addictive use, the aim of the present study was to investigate and validate an updated contemporary version of the PMPU-Q (PMPU-Q-R). A mixed methods convergent design was employed, including a psychometric survey (N = 512) alongside qualitative focus groups (N = 21), to elicit experiences and perceptions of problematic smartphone use. The results suggest the PMPU-Q-R factor structure can be updated to include smartphone dependence, dangerous driving, and antisocial smartphone use factors. Theories of problematic mobile phone use require consideration of the ubiquity and indispensability of smartphones in the present day and age, particularly regarding use whilst driving and in social interactions.
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