Smartphone Addiction and Its Relationship with Indices of Social-Emotional Distress and Personality

Volungis, Adam M.; Kalpidou, Maria; Popores, Colleen; Joyce, Mark

doi:10.1007/s11469-019-00119-9

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“…Previous studies have shown links between smartphone addiction and mental health problems (e.g., depression and anxiety) among college students. 16 , 18 The results of the present study support this negative relationship between smartphone addiction and mental health among college students.…”

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“…Demirci et al 16 reported a positive association between smartphone addiction and depression among college students in Turkey. In a similar vein, Volungis et al 18 found that smartphone addiction served as a significant predictor of emotional distress (e.g., depression, anxiety) among college students. Similarly, Vannucci et al 17 found that greater use of social media was associated with increased likelihood of anxiety symptoms in individuals aged 18 to 22.…”

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“… 14 , 15 In addition, previous studies have provided evidence that smartphone addiction is associated with emotional distress (e.g., high levels of anxiety and depression) among college students. 16 - 18 …”

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Examining associations between smartphone use, smartphone addiction, and mental health outcomes: A cross-sectional study of college students

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Kim

McDaniel

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Background: Prior studies have indicated the complex relationships of smartphone use and smartphone addiction with mental health and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural relationships among smartphone use, smartphone addiction, mental health problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress [DAS] and satisfaction with life [SWL]). Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected by convenience sampling via an online survey of undergraduate students at a Midwestern university in the United States. The sample size of601 collected from undergraduate students that owned a smartphone and completed responses to the variables was utilized in this study. We assessed the hypothesized variables, including smartphone use, smartphone addiction, and mental health outcomes variables on a Likert-type scale. Structural analysis was used to examine the relationships. Results: Results suggested that smartphone use had a significant negative association with DAS symptoms (β = -.31, t = -3.81, P < .001) and was positively associated with SWL (β =.25, t = 3.41, P < .001). However, smartphone use had a significant positive relationship with smartphone addiction (β = .48, t = 5.51, P < .001). Smartphone addiction was positively related to DAS (β = .44, t = 6.33, P < .001), but it was not related to SWL (β = -.08, t = -1.26, P > .05). Conclusion: This study enhances our understanding of the associations between smartphone use and the health and well-being of undergraduate students. Implications for supporting their psychological health are discussed.

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Examining associations between smartphone use, smartphone addiction, and mental health outcomes: A cross-sectional study of college students

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“…No relationship was found for agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness and problematic smartphone use. These results are similar to those of Trub and Barbot ( 57 ) and Volungis et al ( 58 ), who found no associations between these personality traits and Smartphone addiction. However, older research by Hwang and Jeong ( 59 ) even showed a positive association.…”

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Problematic Smartphone Use—Comparison of Students With and Without Problematic Smartphone Use in Light of Personality

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Background: As a device with multiple functions, a smartphone become more and more relevant in everyday life. However, this goes along with an increase in reports about smartphone addiction and its unwanted consequences. One of the most important variables in the etiopathogenesis of addictive smartphone use is personality.Objective: This study aimed to investigate predictors of problematic smartphone use. Clinically relevant differences in personality, psychopathology, and social support between students with and without problematic smartphone use were investigated.Method: All currently enrolled students at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna (N = 1,836) were surveyed. Response rate was 27.07% (N = 497, age: M = 19.6, SD = 8.04). The Smartphone Addiction Scale (SPAS), the 10-Item Big Five Inventory (BFI-10), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), and a questionnaire on social support (F-SozU-K-14) were used.Results: A total of 75 students (15.1% of the total sample) showed problematic smartphone use. In terms of personality, respondents with problematic smartphone use showed significantly higher values for extraversion and neuroticism compared than non-addicted users. Students with problematic smartphone use showed significantly higher levels in terms of depression and anxiety. Contrary to expectations, individuals with problematic smartphone use showed significantly higher values for perceived social support than with individuals without problematic smartphone use.Discussion: Therapy for problematic smartphone use should be carried out taking into account discussed, important etiological factors, such as personality.

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“…A large amount of research has been conducted on the general topic of fake news in recent years: searching for the term "fake news" on google scholar leads to around 18,900 results published between 2010 and 2020 (2020.02.13). Broadly speaking, the topics of interest are among others the detection [7] and spread of fake news [8], understanding why people spread fake news [9], and helping people avoid falling for fake news [10,11] 1 .…”

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2020

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Smartphone Addiction and Its Relationship with Indices of Social-Emotional Distress and Personality

Cited by 46 publications

References 28 publications

Examining associations between smartphone use, smartphone addiction, and mental health outcomes: A cross-sectional study of college students

Examining associations between smartphone use, smartphone addiction, and mental health outcomes: A cross-sectional study of college students

Problematic Smartphone Use—Comparison of Students With and Without Problematic Smartphone Use in Light of Personality

A short review on susceptibility to falling for fake political news

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