Reference : Problematic smartphone use: Investigating contemporary experiences using a convergent...
Scientific journals : Article
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Treatment & clinical psychology
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/34056
Problematic smartphone use: Investigating contemporary experiences using a convergent design
English
Kuss, Daria J. []
Harkin, Lydia []
Kanjo, Eiman []
Billieux, Joël mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
2018
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
MDPI AG
15
142
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
1660-4601
1661-7827
Basel
Switzerland
[en] smartphone ; smartphone problematic use ; convergent design ; focus group ; survey
[en] 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
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/34056
10.3390/ijerph15010142

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