THE MALEVOLENCE OF TECHNOLOGY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE CELL PHONE USE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (A Case Study of University of Malakand, KPK Pakistan)

Naz, Arab; Khan, Waseem; Daraz, Umar; Hussain, Mohammad Azam

doi:10.6007/ijarbss.v1i3.42

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“…Figure (2) summarizes the focus group participants' opinions about the reasons behind ignoring the harmful consequences of Smartphone use among SQU undergraduates.…”

Section: The Most Common Symptom Of Smartphone Addiction Among Squ Undergraduatesmentioning

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“…Although Smartphone use has been increasing in all economic and age sectors, university students are considered as one of the most important target markets and the largest consumer group of Smartphone services [1,2] emphasized harmful and contentious aspects of excessive Smartphone use among these category of users, such as emotional stress, financial costs, falling literacy and damaged relationships. Moreover, overuse reduces students' concentration during class and hence affects their academic achievement and causes addiction.…”

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Smartphone Addiction Reasons and Solutions from the Perspective of Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A Qualitative Study

AlBarashdi¹,

Bouazza

Jabur

et al. 2016

Int J Psychol Behav Anal

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Because the researchers had the opportunity to teach courses at SQU, they were able to observe the strong relation with and heavy use of Smart phones among SQU undergraduates. These students used their devices when they were walking around, during classes and even when they were eating in the cafeteria. For many reasons SQU students can develop Smartphone addiction. First, Smart phones have functions that enable students to avoid communicating with others face-to-face

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“…Figure (2) summarizes the focus group participants' opinions about the reasons behind ignoring the harmful consequences of Smartphone use among SQU undergraduates.…”

Section: The Most Common Symptom Of Smartphone Addiction Among Squ Undergraduatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smartphone Addiction Reasons and Solutions from the Perspective of Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A Qualitative Study

AlBarashdi¹,

Bouazza

Jabur

et al. 2016

Int J Psychol Behav Anal

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“…Among them, university students are considered to be one of the most important target markets and the largest consumer group for smartphone services. 2,3 The mobility of smartphones and the convenience of surfing the internet meet the needs of university students for social interaction, entertainment, and access to information, and have become an important part of university students' daily university life. However, using smartphone excessively might possess certain negative outcomes such as decreased sense of volitional control as well as persistent smartphone activity.…”

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“…Although the use of the term "addiction" to describe excessive smartphone use is still controversial, 5 it is undeniable that the usage characteristics of high-frequency smartphone users are remarkably similar to those of other addictive behaviors. Lin et al 6 explained that SA is mainly manifested in four aspects: (1) obsessive phone use, (2) tolerance or longer and more intense use, (3) withdrawal or feelings of agitation or suffering without the phone, and (4) functional impairment or interference with other life activities and face-to-face social relationships. A wide array of studies had confirmed that SA causes either directly or indirectly issues to university students' physical health, 7,8 mental health, [9][10][11] and interpersonal relationships.…”

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The Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Chinese University Students’ Physical Activity: Exploring the Role of Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Bo¹,

Teo²,

Yan³

2022

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Background: Previous studies showed that smartphone addiction (SA) can lead to reduced physical activity (PA), but only a few studies have explored the impact of SA from psychological perspective closely related to PA. This study aimed to examine the extrinsic and partial psychological factors leading to decrease in PA using structural equation modelling analysis. Methods: We conducted an online survey on 628 males and 1159 female students from 10 universities in Henan Province, China, through a questionnaire survey application "Questionnaire Star". This study used three models to test the mediating effects of three types of motives (intrinsic motives, body-related motives, and social motives) and self-efficacy, respectively, in the relationship between smartphone addiction and physical activities. Results: Our result confirmed that smartphone addiction leads to lower physical activities. Secondly, self-efficacy mediates smartphone addiction and physical activities, but the mediating effect of all three types of motivation is not significant. Thirdly, smartphone addiction did not affect intrinsic motivation and body-related motivation, but positively affects social motivation. Finally, as the motivation type changes from internal to external, the mediating effect of self-efficacy becomes stronger. Conclusion:This study showed that smartphone addiction lead to increase social motivation and decreased self-efficacy, and is a potential barrier to personal participation in physical activities. Our findings provide a new perspective for future design physical activities interventions in China and worldwide especially among university students where smartphone addiction is a problem.

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‘Hung Up’: Designing for the Mobile App Engagement University Students Desire

Genova

Ghoniem

Doherty

2021

Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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In 2020, many among us have spent more time than ever before with our mobile devices. For many years, technology developers, designers, researchers and ethicists have each debated the impact of technology on how we spend our time and relate to others. Our relationships to and through our devices are increasingly complex; and perhaps for none more so than university students. And yet, there remain many gaps in our knowledge of just how students perceive and desire their engagement with these devices -leading to a lack of real-world design solutions to enable configuration of these vital human-device relationships. This paper presents a design-led inquiry into the role smartphones play in students' lives; contributing findings from five phases of mixed-methods research conducted as part of a user-centred, iterative design process (n=157), and resulting in a novel scaffolding of the mobile app ecosystem in support of the modes of engagement students desire.

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THE MALEVOLENCE OF TECHNOLOGY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE CELL PHONE USE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (A Case Study of University of Malakand, KPK Pakistan)

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Smartphone Addiction Reasons and Solutions from the Perspective of Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A Qualitative Study

Smartphone Addiction Reasons and Solutions from the Perspective of Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A Qualitative Study

The Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Chinese University Students’ Physical Activity: Exploring the Role of Motivation and Self-Efficacy

‘Hung Up’: Designing for the Mobile App Engagement University Students Desire

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