Phantom vibrations among undergraduates: Prevalence and associated psychological characteristics
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Data suggest that 89% of mobile phone users experience phantom vibrations at least occasionally.
“Data suggest that 89% of mobile phone users experience phantom vibrations at least occasionally (Drouin, Kaiser, and Miller 2012)”
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- Authors
- Drouin, M., Kaiser, D. H., & Miller, D. A.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (US)
- Corresponding author
- Drouin, Michelle
- ORCID
- Drouin, Michelle
- Venue
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-07
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1490-1496
- ISSN
- 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1982029836
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 22.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Personal Information Management and User Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Keywords
- mobile phone use, conscientiousness, undergraduate students, young adults, prevalence, psychological characteristics
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