Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Addiction Across Generations: the Roles of Psychopathological Symptoms and Smartphone Use
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Contemporary technological advances have led to a significant increase in using mobile technologies. Recent research has pointed to potential problems as a consequence of mobile overuse, including addiction, financial problems, dangerous use (i.e. whilst driving) and prohibited use (i.e. use in forbidden areas). The aim of this study is to extend previous findings regarding the predictive power of psychopathological symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress), mobile phone use (i.e. calls, SMS, time spent on the phone, as well as the engagement in specific smartphone activities) across Generations X and Y on problematic mobile phone use in a sample of 273 adults. Findings revealed prohibited use and dependence were predicted by calls/day, time on the phone and using social media. Only for dependent mobile phone use (rather than prohibited), stress appeared as significant. Using social media and anxiety significantly predicted belonging to Generation Y, with calls per day predicted belonging to Generation X. This finding suggests Generation Y are more likely to use asynchronous social media-based communication, whereas Generation X engage more in synchronous communication. The findings have implications for prevention and awareness-raising efforts of possibly problematic mobile phone use for educators, parents and individuals, particularly including dependence and prohibited use.
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Mobile phone use is understood to lead to alterations in everyday life habits and perceptions of reality, associated with negative outcomes including impaired social interactions, social isolation, and somatic and mental health problems.
“Using mobile phones is understood as leading to alterations in everyday life habits and perceptions of reality, which can be associated with negative outcomes, such as impaired social interactions, social isolation, as well as both somatic and mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and stress [85,87].”
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- Authors
- Kuss, D. J., Kanjo, E., Crook-Rumsey, M., Kibowski, F., Wang, G. Y., & Sumich, A.
- Affiliations
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Kuss, Daria J.
- Venue
- Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
- Published
- 2018-01-08
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 141-149
- ISSN
- 2366-5963 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6133055
- OpenAlex
- W2772395238
- Cited by
- 196
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 107.62
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland) (acceptedVersion)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
- Tuwhera (Auckland University of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- British Academy (SG162119)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Keywords
- problematic mobile phone use, mobile phone addiction, smartphone addiction, Generation X, millennials, psychiatric symptoms, depression, anxiety, stress, social media use, synchronous communication, asynchronous communication, mobile phone calls
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