Longitudinal Effects of Excessive Smartphone Use on Stress and Loneliness

Autor(en)
Jörg Matthes, Desiree Schmuck, 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
Seiten
706-713
Anzahl der Seiten
8
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(cb2ddb64-ef21-439d-84a2-bcb385bb959a).html