Understanding Problematic Smartphone Use and Its Characteristics: A Perspective on Behavioral Addiction

Chuang Wang (), Matthew K. O. Lee (), Chen Yang () and Xiaodong Li ()
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Chuang Wang: South China University of Technology
Matthew K. O. Lee: City University of Hong Kong
Chen Yang: Shenzhen University
Xiaodong Li: University of Science and Technology of China

A chapter in Transforming Healthcare Through Information Systems, 2016, pp 215-225 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Problematic smartphone use; Addiction behavior; Smartphone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30133-4_15

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