Correlation between Husband and Wife Smartphone Use Time

Abstract

Smartphones are representative multimedia devices capable of various functions that have emerged due to the development of information communication technologies (ICTs). The popularization of smartphones has changed the way ICTs media is used; consequnetly, it is expected that smartphones will influence family life by changing family communications and time use. However, there is a gap between the empirical research on ICTs media and family. This study explores any correlations in the amount of time spent on smartphones between a husband and wife. We marged 1,444 married couples' media diaries from the 8th Korean Media Panel Survey (2017) to analyze the average amount of time spent on communications and leisure·shopping using smartphones. The results show that husbands' time use for communication has increased similarly to wives' time use. In addition, husbands' time use for leisure and shopping was positively related to wives' time spent on communications and leisure·shopping.The findings show that the use of smartphones is interrelated within the family and suggested that a family systems approach is needed in ICTs media research. Future studies will provide a deeper understanding of the impact of ICTs media and how families are using a variety of ICTs media devices such as smartphones. Keywordstime spent on smartphones, correlation between husband and wife, media diary Family and Environment Research 서론 정보통신기술(information communication technologies, ICTs)의 발달은 미디어 이용환경의 변화를 가져왔다. 특히 휴대전화에 컴퓨터 기능이 결합하면서 등장한 스마트폰은 전화뿐만 아니라 이메일, 인터넷 검색, 동영상 시청, 사진 촬영, 게임 등이 가능한 대표적인 멀티미디어 기기로 각광 을 받고 있다. 스마트폰은 기능성, 접근성, 이동성, 즉시성, 연결성 차원에서 이점을 갖고 있으며, 이로 인해 스마트폰의 대중화가 급속도로 진행되었다. 한국미디어패널조사 보고서에 따르면 스마트 폰