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://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/cb2ddb64-ef21-439d-84a2-bcb385bb959a