Problematic use of the mobile phone: A literature review and a pathways model

Billieux, Joël

doi:10.2174/157340012803520522

Reference : Problematic use of the mobile phone: A literature review and a pathways model


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Treatment & clinical psychology
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/29699

Title :	Problematic use of the mobile phone: A literature review and a pathways model
Language :	-
Author, co-author :	Billieux, Joël [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)]
Publication date :	2012
Journal title :	Current Psychiatry Reviews
Volume :	8
Issue/season :	4
Pages :	299-307
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	15734005
Keywords :	[en] Addiction ; Assessment ; Cellular phone ; Cyber addiction ; Mobile phone ; Pathways model ; Risk factors ; Internet
Abstract :	[en] Despite its unambiguous advantages, cellular phone use has been associated with harmful or potentially disturbing behaviors. Problematic use of the mobile phone is considered as an inability to regulate one's use of the mobile phone, which eventually involves negative consequences in daily life (e.g., financial problems). The current article describes what can be considered dysfunctional use of the mobile phone and emphasizes its multifactorial nature. Validated assessment instruments to measure problematic use of the mobile phone are described. The available literature on risk factors for dysfunctional mobile phone use is then reviewed, and a pathways model that integrates the existing literature is proposed. Finally, the assumption is made that dysfunctional use of the mobile phone is part of a spectrum of cyber addictions that encompasses a variety of dysfunctional behaviors and implies involvement in specific online activities (e.g., video games, gambling, social networks, sex-related websites). © 2012 Bentham Science Publishers.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/29699
DOI :	10.2174/157340012803520522

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