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dc.contributor.authorConroy, Dominic
dc.contributor.authorChadwick, Darren
dc.contributor.authorFullwood, Chris
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Joanne
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-30T10:18:55Z
dc.date.available2022-08-30T10:18:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-01
dc.identifier.citationConroy, D., Chadwick, D., Fullwood, C. and lloyd, J. (2023) "You have to know how to live with it without getting to the addiction part": British young adult experiences of smartphone over-reliance and disconnectivity. Psychology of Popular Media, 12 (4), 471–480. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000425en
dc.identifier.issn2160-4134en
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/ppm0000425
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/624911
dc.descriptionThis is an accepted manuscript of an article published by the American Psychological Association on 01-09-2022. The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.en
dc.description.abstractSmartphone usage offers undeniable upsides (e.g. social connectivity and increased productivity). However, the ever-expanding utilities of smartphones have prompted debate around device over-reliance, which has prompted interest in ‘digital detox’, ‘technology pushback’ and ‘disconnectivity’. We report an in-depth qualitative exploration of perceptions of smartphone over-reliance and experiences of attempting to modify usage (i.e., efforts to disconnect) among fourteen 18-30-year-old university students. Semi-structured interview transcripts were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). A first theme – ‘It’s like an addiction’ – concerned the drift from valuing the convenience/productivity afforded by smartphones into feeling over-reliant on devices. Over-reliance could hinder meeting basic needs, limit time for valued pastimes and could unsettle feelings of agency. A second theme – ‘It’s difficult to maintain abstinence’ - concerned barriers to modification efforts, including fearing possible social repercussions, transferring attention to other Internet-affording devices, and self-deception. This article highlights how modifying habitual usage patterns may be challenging and encourages debate around how ‘smartphone over-reliance’ could be framed.en
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dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen
dc.relation.urlhttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-94763-001en
dc.subjectaddictionen
dc.subjectdisconnectivityen
dc.subjectphone-free daysen
dc.subjectsmartphonesen
dc.subjectinterpretative phenomenological analysisen
dc.title"You have to know how to live with it without getting to the addiction part": British young adult experiences of smartphone over-reliance and disconnectivityen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.journalPsychology of Popular Mediaen
dc.date.updated2022-08-30T08:50:57Z
dc.date.accepted2022-06-26
rioxxterms.funderUniversity of Wolverhamptonen
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUOW30082022JLen
rioxxterms.versionAMen
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2023-09-01en
dc.source.volume12
dc.source.issue4
dc.source.beginpage471
dc.source.endpage480
refterms.dateFCD2022-08-30T10:17:44Z
refterms.versionFCDAM


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