"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
dc.contributor.author | Conroy, Dominic | |
dc.contributor.author | Chadwick, Darren | |
dc.contributor.author | Fullwood, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Lloyd, Joanne | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-30T10:18:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-30T10:18:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-09-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Conroy, 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/ppm0000425 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2160-4134 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1037/ppm0000425 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2436/624911 | |
dc.description | This 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.abstract | Smartphone 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 |
dc.format | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | American Psychological Association | en |
dc.relation.url | https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-94763-001 | en |
dc.subject | addiction | en |
dc.subject | disconnectivity | en |
dc.subject | phone-free days | en |
dc.subject | smartphones | en |
dc.subject | interpretative phenomenological analysis | en |
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 disconnectivity | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Psychology of Popular Media | en |
dc.date.updated | 2022-08-30T08:50:57Z | |
dc.date.accepted | 2022-06-26 | |
rioxxterms.funder | University of Wolverhampton | en |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | UOW30082022JL | en |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-09-01 | en |
dc.source.volume | 12 | |
dc.source.issue | 4 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 471 | |
dc.source.endpage | 480 | |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-08-30T10:17:44Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM |