Unhappy and addicted to your phone?

Volkmer, Sara Alida und Lermer, Eva (April 2019): Unhappy and addicted to your phone? Higher mobile phone use is associated with lower well-being. In: Computers in Human Behavior, Bd. 93: S. 210-218

Abstract

With mobile phones becoming central parts of our lives, mobile technology gets criticized for its negative impact on people's well-being. Studies generally report negative associations between mobile phone use (MPU) and well-being. However, few studies contrast the relationship of MPU with different concepts of positive psychology. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between MPU and different concepts of positive psychology: life satisfaction, well-being, and mindfulness. Data from 461 German speaking participants answering an online-questionnaire were analyzed. Overall, results suggest that participants who use their mobile phones more often report lower well-being, life satisfaction, and mindfulness scores. Furthermore, results imply that the relationships between positive psychology concepts and MPU differ between men and women. Results indicate that MPU and its associations with concepts of positive psychology are relevant areas for research and deserve more attention.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Publikationsform: Preprint
• Keywords: Well-being; Mobile phone use; Mobile phone addiction; Satisfaction with life; Mindfulness; Mediation
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Sozialpsychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 300 Sozialwissenschaft, Soziologie
• Sprache: Englisch

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