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ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2022

Influence of smartphone use motives on smartphone addiction during the COVID-19 epidemic in China: the moderating effect of age.

Fangfang Wen, Yu Ding, Cui Yang, Shuhan Ma, Jianli Zhu, Huanrui Xiao, Bin Zuo

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Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Fangfang WenSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Central China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430079 China.
Yu DingSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Cui YangSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Shuhan MaSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Jianli ZhuSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Huanrui XiaoSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Bin ZuoSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Social Psychology, Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Central China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430079 China.ORCID 0000-0002-9633-7067
Central China Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the development of science and technology, the phenomenon of smartphone addiction has become very common. However, smartphone addiction has adverse consequences. To date, few studies have examined psychological crises and smartphone use motives during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic according to age. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the influences of different types of smartphone use motives on smartphone addiction and explore the moderating effect of age on adolescents and adults. A total of 1346 participants (600 adults and 746 adolescents) completed questionnaires on their motives for smartphone use and smartphone addiction. Results indicated significant positive correlations between smartphone use motives and smartphone addiction. In the moderation model, mood regulation, social relations, pastime, and conformity significantly and directly predicted smartphone addiction; however, perceived enjoyment did not. Age played a moderating role in the prediction of smartphone addiction. Teenagers and adults have different motives for smartphone use, and different motives have different effects on adolescents and adults. Adolescents have higher coping motivation and conformity motivation than adults, and for adolescents, perceived pleasure motivation has a significant impact on smartphone addiction. For adults, perceived pleasure and social relationship motivation have a significant impact on smartphone addiction. Therefore, interventions for smartphone addiction can be developed by investigating the motives of use among different people, and age should be considered when developing interventions for smartphone addiction.

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Age differenceCOVID-19Smartphone addictionSmartphone use motivationStage of psychosocial development

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