Smartphone and self-extension: Functionally, anthropomorphically, and ontologically extending self via the smartphone

Park, Chang Sup; Kaye, Barbara K.

doi:10.1177/2050157918808327

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“…Participants were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk, or MTurk. MTurk provides a more diverse population than other nonprobability samples (Buhrmester et al, 2011), and extends recent work that only focused on frequent smartphone users (Park & Kaye, 2019). Our initial sample of 247 participants approximated the minimum sample size recommended for scale development (Carpenter, 2018).…”

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Explicating self-phones: Dimensions and correlates of smartphone self-extension

Ross

Bayer

2021

Mobile Media & Communication

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Given its role as a constant companion, the mobile phone has long been thought of as an extension of the self. However, the psychology of smartphone self-extension has received relatively little attention through empirical research. By explicating theorized facets of self-extension, we explore the dimensionality of smartphone self-extension and examine how established psychological orientations map onto these dimensions. Results provide support for a two-dimensional structure of self-extension. Specifically, we found that self-extension can be delineated on the extent to which the smartphone is viewed as (a) functional for personal goals and (b) integral to personal identity. Across two studies, habitual usage predicted the functionality dimension and problematic usage predicted the identity dimension. In addition, Study 2 revealed that the two dimensions of self-extension corresponded to different dimensions of smartphone vigilance. We discuss the importance of conceptualizing smartphone self-extension as a perceptual construct, as well as the challenges of measuring the psychological connection that exists – or is thought to exist – between self and phone.

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Explicating self-phones: Dimensions and correlates of smartphone self-extension

Ross

Bayer

2021

Mobile Media & Communication

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“…Today's smartphones present great opportunities and comforts for people; at the same time, they facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and have achieved generalized popularity in the present society [1] thanks to their communicative power and people's engagement with them [2]. The users of this technology even state that it has become an extension of their body, determining both their identity and their way of being [3].…”

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“…) due to the fact that the main object of study was not nomophobia (n = 14)[3,6,[8][9][10]21,[50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57].…”

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Nomophobia: An Individual’s Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone—A Systematic Literature Review

Rodríguez-García

Moreno-Guerrero

Belmonte

2020

IJERPH

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This review examines the current literature focused on nomophobia (objectives, methodological design, main variables, sample details, and measurement methods) in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The initial sample consisted of 142 articles, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. The findings show that the current research is in an exploratory phase, with a greater predominance of descriptive, nonexperimental, and cross-sectional studies that explore the prevalence of nomophobia mainly in adolescents and university students. The most widely used measurement instrument is the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) proposed by Yildrim and Correia. In addition, the research suggests that nomophobia negatively affects personality, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, academic performance, and other physical and mental health problems. We are therefore faced with a health problem, which negatively affects a person, causing psychological problems and physical and behavioral changes.

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“…Mobile devices (smart mobile phones, phablets, and tablets) present great opportunities and comforts to many people [ 1 ]. They facilitate productivity in work and school, provide access to entertainment, and help maintain social contacts with others [ 1 , 2 ]. It is unarguable that mobile devices have become an essential everyday component of a modern lifestyle [ 3 ].…”

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The Association between Symptoms of Nomophobia, Insomnia and Food Addiction among Young Adults: Findings of an Exploratory Cross-Sectional Survey

Jahrami

Abdelaziz

Binsanad

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No previous research has examined the association between symptoms of nomophobia and food addiction. Similarly, only a few studies have examined the association between nomophobia and symptoms of insomnia. This exploratory study utilized an online self-administered, structured questionnaire that included: basic sociodemographic and anthropometrics; the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q); the insomnia severity index (ISI); and the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) in a convenience sample of young adults (18–35 years) in Bahrain (n = 654), 304 (46%) males and 350 (54%) females. Symptoms of severe nomophobia, moderate-severe insomnia, and food addiction were more common among female participants both for each disorder separately and in combination; however, differences did not reach statistical significance. For severe nomophobia, the rate for females was 76 (21.7%) and for males was 57 (18.8%) p = 0.9. For moderate-severe insomnia, the rate for females was 56 (16%) and for males was 36 (11.84%) p = 0.1. For food addiction, the rate for females was 71 (20.29%) and for males was 53 (17.43%) p = 0.3. A statistically significant association was present between nomophobia and insomnia r = 0.60, p < 0.001. No association was found between nomophobia and food addiction. Nomophobia is very common in young adults, particularly in females; nomophobia is associated with insomnia but not with food addiction.

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Smartphone and self-extension: Functionally, anthropomorphically, and ontologically extending self via the smartphone

Cited by 74 publications

References 37 publications

Explicating self-phones: Dimensions and correlates of smartphone self-extension

Explicating self-phones: Dimensions and correlates of smartphone self-extension

Nomophobia: An Individual’s Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone—A Systematic Literature Review

The Association between Symptoms of Nomophobia, Insomnia and Food Addiction among Young Adults: Findings of an Exploratory Cross-Sectional Survey

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