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
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The problematic use of smartphones has drawn increasing attention because of harmful and disturbing outcomes. However, there has been little comprehensive research concerning the mechanism of problematic behavior in the use of smartphones, 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 differs from traditional addiction behavior. However, in previous research, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and the underlying mechanisms 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 smartphones.
AB - The problematic use of smartphones has drawn increasing attention because of harmful and disturbing outcomes. However, there has been little comprehensive research concerning the mechanism of problematic behavior in the use of smartphones, 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 differs from traditional addiction behavior. However, in previous research, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and the underlying mechanisms 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 smartphones.
KW - Addiction behaviour
KW - Problematic smartphone use
KW - Smartphone
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84962748019
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-30133-4_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-30133-4_15
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84962748019
SN - 9783319301327
T3 - Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation
SP - 215
EP - 225
BT - Transforming Healthcare Through Information Systems - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Information Systems Development
A2 - Barry, Chris
A2 - Lang, Michael
A2 - Schneider, Christoph
A2 - Linger, Henry
A2 - Vogel, Doug
A2 - Guo, Xitong
PB - Springer Heidelberg
Y2 - 25 August 2015 through 27 August 2015
ER -