TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-reported dependence on mobile phones in young adults: A European cross-cultural empirical survey
AU - Lopez-Fernandez, Olatz
AU - Kuss, Daria J.
AU - Romo, Lucia
AU - Morvan, Yannick
AU - Kern, Laurence
AU - Graziani, Pierluigi
AU - Rousseau, Amélie
AU - Rumpf, Hans Jürgen
AU - Bischof, Anja
AU - Gässler, Ann Kathrin
AU - Schimmenti, Adriano
AU - Passanisi, Alessia
AU - Männikkö, Niko
AU - Kääriänen, Maria
AU - Demetrovics, Zsolt
AU - Király, Orsolya
AU - Chóliz, Mariano
AU - Zacarés, Juan José
AU - Serra, Emilia
AU - Griffiths, Mark D.
AU - Pontes, Halley M.
AU - Lelonek-Kuleta, Bernadeta
AU - Chwaszcz, Joanna
AU - Zullino, Daniele
AU - Rochat, Lucien
AU - Achab, Sophia
AU - Billieux, Joël
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the European Commission ("Tech Use Disorders"; FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF-627999) through a grant awarded to OL-F, under the supervision of Professor JB. The Hungarian part of the study was supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (grant number: K111938).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Background and aims: Despite many positive benefits, mobile phone use can be associated with harmful and detrimental behaviors. The aim of this study was twofold: to examine (a) cross-cultural patterns of perceived dependence on mobile phones in ten European countries, first, grouped in four different regions (North: Finland and UK; South: Spain and Italy; East: Hungary and Poland; West: France, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland), and second by country, and (b) how socio-demographics, geographic differences, mobile phone usage patterns, and associated activities predicted this perceived dependence. Methods: A sample of 2,775 young adults (aged 18-29 years) were recruited in different European Universities who participated in an online survey. Measures included socio-demographic variables, patterns of mobile phone use, and the dependence subscale of a short version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ; Billieux, Van der Linden, & Rochat, 2008). Results: The young adults from the Northern and Southern regions reported the heaviest use of mobile phones, whereas perceived dependence was less prevalent in the Eastern region. However, the proportion of highly dependent mobile phone users was more elevated in Belgium, UK, and France. Regression analysis identified several risk factors for increased scores on the PMPUQ dependence subscale, namely using mobile phones daily, being female, engaging in social networking, playing video games, shopping and viewing TV shows through the Internet, chatting and messaging, and using mobile phones for downloading-related activities. Discussion and conclusions: Self-reported dependence on mobile phone use is influenced by frequency and specific application usage.
AB - Background and aims: Despite many positive benefits, mobile phone use can be associated with harmful and detrimental behaviors. The aim of this study was twofold: to examine (a) cross-cultural patterns of perceived dependence on mobile phones in ten European countries, first, grouped in four different regions (North: Finland and UK; South: Spain and Italy; East: Hungary and Poland; West: France, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland), and second by country, and (b) how socio-demographics, geographic differences, mobile phone usage patterns, and associated activities predicted this perceived dependence. Methods: A sample of 2,775 young adults (aged 18-29 years) were recruited in different European Universities who participated in an online survey. Measures included socio-demographic variables, patterns of mobile phone use, and the dependence subscale of a short version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ; Billieux, Van der Linden, & Rochat, 2008). Results: The young adults from the Northern and Southern regions reported the heaviest use of mobile phones, whereas perceived dependence was less prevalent in the Eastern region. However, the proportion of highly dependent mobile phone users was more elevated in Belgium, UK, and France. Regression analysis identified several risk factors for increased scores on the PMPUQ dependence subscale, namely using mobile phones daily, being female, engaging in social networking, playing video games, shopping and viewing TV shows through the Internet, chatting and messaging, and using mobile phones for downloading-related activities. Discussion and conclusions: Self-reported dependence on mobile phone use is influenced by frequency and specific application usage.
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U2 - 10.1556/2006.6.2017.020
DO - 10.1556/2006.6.2017.020
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 28425777
AN - SCOPUS:85021628758
SN - 2062-5871
VL - 6
SP - 168
EP - 177
JO - Journal of Behavioral Addictions
JF - Journal of Behavioral Addictions
IS - 2
ER -
