Longitudinal effects of excessive smartphone use on stress and loneliness: The moderating role of selfdisclosure

Autor(en)

Kathrin Karsay, Desiree Schmuck, Jörg Matthes, Anja Stevic

Abstrakt

The present study investigates how excessive smartphone use predicts users' stress and loneliness while taking the moderating role of online self-disclosure into account. We conducted a two-wave panel survey with a quota sample of smartphone users (n = 461 at time 2 [T2]). We found no direct effects of excessive smartphone use on stress or loneliness. However, our results showed that online self-disclosure moderates the postulated relationships. That is, excessive smartphone use (time 1 [T1]) predicts increased stress (T2), for those smartphone users who do engage in little online self-disclosure. However, for those who communicate their feelings, anxieties, and problems online, excessive smartphone use (T1) can even reduce loneliness (T2) and relieve stress (T2).

Organisation(en)

Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft

Journal

CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking

Band

22

Seiten

706-713

Anzahl der Seiten

8

ISSN

2152-2715

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2019.0255

Publikationsdatum

11-2019

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

508007 Kommunikationswissenschaft, 508014 Publizistik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Communication, Social Psychology, Human-computer interaction, Applied Psychology, Computer Science Applications

Link zum Portal

https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/longitudinal-effects-of-excessive-smartphone-use-on-stress-and-loneliness-the-moderating-role-of-selfdisclosure(82e046ab-a511-4cd8-8eb7-54b90c68b206).html