Unravelling the effect of cell phone reliance on adolescent self-control

Kim, Joonggon; Oh, Gyeongseok; Siennick, Sonja E.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.022

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“…Findings are in support of the social–cognitive model of addiction, which posits that people with poorer self-control may have greater difficulty regulating their digital technology use (LaRose, 2010; LaRose & Eastin, 2004; LaRose et al, 2003). These findings also corroborate the few studies examining longitudinal associations between problematic digital technology use and self-control, in which longitudinal associations are not observed (Coyne, Stockdale, et al, 2019; Kim et al, 2018). Results add to these studies by finding that although there may be no cross-lagged associations, changes in perceived technological impairment and poorer self-control may co-occur across adolescence.…”

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“…Greater average time spent online during an EMA period was associated with greater self-regulation problems at an 18-month follow-up for at-risk U.S. adolescents (George et al, 2018). However, some studies suggest concurrent but no longitudinal relations between digital technology use and self-control, such as for problematic cell phone use among U.S. late adolescents (Coyne, Stockdale, et al, 2019) and cell phone reliance among Korean adolescents (Kim et al, 2018).…”

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Longitudinal and daily associations between adolescent self-control and digital technology use.

Burnell¹,

Andrade²,

Hoyle³

2023

Developmental Psychology

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There is fear that adolescents have limited control over their digital technology use. The current research examines longitudinal (Study 1) and daily (Study 2) associations between U.S. adolescents' self-control and digital technological impairment and use. Using a large sample (N = 2,104; Wave 1: M age = 12.36, 52% female, 57% economically disadvantaged, 48% racial minority), Study 1 tested how changes in adolescents' self-control and perceived technological impairment co-occur across time (between-person associations) and if self-control and perceived impairment are prospectively and bidirectionally associated with each other (within-person associations). There was evidence of between-person associations, in that poorer self-control and perceived technological impairment both increase over adolescence, and these increases are positively associated with each other. However, there was no evidence of prospective within-person associations. Using a subsample from Study 1 (N = 388), Study 2 found support for a between-person association for self-control and using digital technology for entertainment, in which adolescents who reported poorer selfcontrol relative to their peers also engaged in greater digital technology use for entertainment. There was no robust support for within-person associations. These findings suggest that adolescents with poorer self-control may have established tendencies to experience greater technological impairment and use more digital technology for entertainment, but the lack of within-person associations indicate caution is needed for a cause-and-effect relation. Adolescents with existing poorer self-control may be more vulnerable to problematic digital technology use in a developmental period where digital technology is particularly rewarding, and intervention and prevention efforts should be geared toward these adolescents. Public Significance StatementConcerns exist regarding how digital technology use relates to adolescents' self-control. Across two studies, we demonstrate that adolescents who report lower self-control also perceive greater technological impairment and report higher use. However, there is no evidence that experiencing poorer self-control than one's own average is linked to greater perceptions of digital technological impairment or use, either longitudinally or at the daily level.

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