A Comparative Study of Mobile Internet Usage between the U.S. and Korea
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The introduction of smartphones illuminated mobile internet prevalence, highlighting nomophobia. This study explored the mobile internet usage dependency of Korean and U.S. mobile users and investigated the severity of such usage dependency and the factors involved. In the combined data set, it was found that Korean users have higher usage dependency levels than US users and that students, unemployed users, and younger generations are more susceptible to mobile internet usage dependency. When comparing the two countries as separate data sets Korean females present as having higher usage dependency levels. In the U.S., it is students and younger generation groups who present with higher usage dependency levels. Regression analysis found that frequency of access has higher associations with mobile internet usage dependency than usage length. country of origin and age are significantly associated with mobile internet usage dependency.
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Some studies have noted a greater prevalence of cell-phone addiction in Middle East (Iran) and East Asian populations, specifically in Korea where university students showed a greater level of dependence (11.15%) than Americans (6.36%).
“although some studies have noted a greater prevalence in Middle East (Iran) and East Asian populations, specifically in Korea where university students showed a greater level of dependence (11.15%) than the Americans (6.36%) (85).”
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Instruments and studies have evolved from the study of global cell-phone use behavior toward specific behaviors, such as using smartphones, mobile Internet, social networks, Facebook, text messages, WhatsApp, or nomophobia.
“In general, these instruments and studies have evolved from the study of global cell-phone use behavior toward specific behaviors, such as using smartphones (60, 102), mobile Internet (85), social networks in general (27, 118, 119), Facebook in particular (27, 95), text messages (88, 89), and WhatsApp (63) or the consequences of such behaviors, i.e., nomophobia (99).”
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Some authors have based their research on the criteria of Internet addiction or general behavioral addiction, which had clear support on the criteria established from substance abuse research.
“Some authors have based their research on the criteria of Internet addiction or general behavioral addiction, which had a clear support on the criteria established from substance abuse research (34, 80, 85, 88, 91, 95, 96, 102).”
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- Authors
- Shin, L. Y.
- Affiliations
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Shin, Luke Yunkeun
- ORCID
- Shin, Luke Yunkeun
- Venue
- Journal of European Psychology Students
- Published
- 2014-08-26
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 46-55
- ISSN
- 2222-6931 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2111890769
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of European Psychology Students (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- European Federation of Psychology Students Associations: EFPSA - Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Keywords
- mobile internet use, nomophobia, smartphones, cross-national comparison, United States, South Korea, students, age differences, gender differences
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