TY - GEN
T1 - Understanding problematic smartphone use and its characteristics
T2 - 24th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2015
AU - Wang, Chuang
AU - Lee, Matthew K.O.
AU - Yang, Chen
AU - Li, Xiaodong
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The problematic use of smartphones has extensively drawn social attention because of the harmful and disturbing outcomes. However, there has been little comprehensive research concerning the mechanism of problematic behavior in the use of smartphone, particularly for behavioral addiction. Given the specific characteristics of smartphones (e.g., high mobility, instant connection, and ubiquitous access), it is highlighted that smartphone addiction is a behavior that differentiates from traditional addiction behavior. However, in the previous research, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and the underlying mechanism of smartphone addiction. Motivated to systematically theorize this issue, we primarily define addiction in the smartphone context and comprehend the characteristics of smartphone addiction, followed by developing the measures for smartphone addiction. On this conceptual foundation, future empirical research should be able to explain, predict, and test addiction behavior in the use of smartphone.
AB - The problematic use of smartphones has extensively drawn social attention because of the harmful and disturbing outcomes. However, there has been little comprehensive research concerning the mechanism of problematic behavior in the use of smartphone, particularly for behavioral addiction. Given the specific characteristics of smartphones (e.g., high mobility, instant connection, and ubiquitous access), it is highlighted that smartphone addiction is a behavior that differentiates from traditional addiction behavior. However, in the previous research, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and the underlying mechanism of smartphone addiction. Motivated to systematically theorize this issue, we primarily define addiction in the smartphone context and comprehend the characteristics of smartphone addiction, followed by developing the measures for smartphone addiction. On this conceptual foundation, future empirical research should be able to explain, predict, and test addiction behavior in the use of smartphone.
KW - Addiction behavior
KW - Characteristics
KW - Measurement
KW - Problematic smartphone use
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84992756780
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84992756780
T3 - International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2015
BT - International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2015
Y2 - 25 August 2015 through 27 August 2015
ER -