Adults’ perspectives on smartphone usage and dependency in Australia

This study investigated the smartphone usage and dependency problem based on demographics among the adult population of Australia. A novel aspect of this study is that it specifically examines how people rate their perceived dependency levels compared with their perceived usage, which participants a...

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Autores principales:	Tanya Linden, Saqib Nawaz, Matthew Mitchell
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Smartphone usage Smartphone dependency Smartphone activities Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1a146e0e278c4602a805ed4326a6e2e42021-12-01T05:03:45ZAdults’ perspectives on smartphone usage and dependency in Australia2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2021.100060https://doaj.org/article/1a146e0e278c4602a805ed4326a6e2e42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000087https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588This study investigated the smartphone usage and dependency problem based on demographics among the adult population of Australia. A novel aspect of this study is that it specifically examines how people rate their perceived dependency levels compared with their perceived usage, which participants are asked to measure in comparison to their peers. Other novel aspects of this study include assessing the impact of parental status and occupational status on smartphone use and dependency, as well as addressing previous research gap in studying balanced population across genders and wide age range. This study also identifies activities associated with low usage and low dependency as opposed to activities linked to high smartphone usage and dependency. By comparing our findings to those obtained from similar studies in other countries and cultures, this study finds where problems are being detected consistently across multiple studies and where there are ambiguities. Where inconsistencies were identified, the question arises whether this is due to differences between measured populations (i.e. the Australian context of our research) or smartphones becoming more powerful and more affordable between research studies. Finally, this study explores possible avenues for future research into the usage patterns and smartphone dependency to support achieving balanced lifestyles of concerned individuals.Tanya LindenSaqib NawazMatthew MitchellElsevierarticleSmartphone usageSmartphone dependencySmartphone activitiesElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100060- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Smartphone usage Smartphone dependency Smartphone activities Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990 Tanya Linden Saqib Nawaz Matthew Mitchell Adults’ perspectives on smartphone usage and dependency in Australia
description	This study investigated the smartphone usage and dependency problem based on demographics among the adult population of Australia. A novel aspect of this study is that it specifically examines how people rate their perceived dependency levels compared with their perceived usage, which participants are asked to measure in comparison to their peers. Other novel aspects of this study include assessing the impact of parental status and occupational status on smartphone use and dependency, as well as addressing previous research gap in studying balanced population across genders and wide age range. This study also identifies activities associated with low usage and low dependency as opposed to activities linked to high smartphone usage and dependency. By comparing our findings to those obtained from similar studies in other countries and cultures, this study finds where problems are being detected consistently across multiple studies and where there are ambiguities. Where inconsistencies were identified, the question arises whether this is due to differences between measured populations (i.e. the Australian context of our research) or smartphones becoming more powerful and more affordable between research studies. Finally, this study explores possible avenues for future research into the usage patterns and smartphone dependency to support achieving balanced lifestyles of concerned individuals.
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Adults’ perspectives on smartphone usage and dependency in Australia

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