Understanding the Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Well-Being: The Mediation of Mindfulnessand Moderation of Hedonic Apps

Abstract

The advent of handheld devices such as smartphones has changed the way we connect, navigate, and entertain and has been recognized as a revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT). Despite the plethora of benefits of this new technology, concerns have been raised about the unintended adverse consequences to well-being in the form of addictive use. Past research has linked smartphone addiction to negative consequences, but it remains unclear how, why, and when (i.e., under what conditions) smartphone addiction, in turn, is related to well-being. This study attempts to fill this void by addressing these questions through the lens of the stimulus-organism-response framework. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Unveiling the dark side in smartphone addiction: mediation of strain and moderation of hedonic use on well-being

“…Research has also studied the relationship between smartphone use and addiction (Haug et al, 2015;Choliz, 2010;Nehra et al, 2012;K Abhari and Vaghefi, 2022;Vaghefi et al, 2017;Loid et al, 2020). In addition, the consequences of smartphone addiction have been investigated, including assessment of smartphone addiction (Kwon et al, 2013b;Lapointe et al, 2013), job-related outcomes (Bian and Leung, 2015;Lee and Shin, 2016), psychological outcomes (Samaha and Hawi, 2016;Moqbel, 2020) and smartphone addiction effects on family, personal and academic conflicts (Mahapatra, 2019).…”

“…, 2013b; Lapointe et al. , 2013), job-related outcomes (Bian and Leung, 2015; Lee and Shin, 2016), psychological outcomes (Samaha and Hawi, 2016; Moqbel, 2020) and smartphone addiction effects on family, personal and academic conflicts (Mahapatra, 2019).…”

TikTok Addiction Behaviour Among Users: A Conceptual Model and Research Propositions

“…Current research on the short-form video app TikTok has focused on user adoption (Omar & Dequan, 2020), and the business and social value created (such as job opportunity) (Hu, 2020;Xu et al, 2019). Recently, scholars have gradually begun to use SOR to explain user behaviour through the combination of internal and external factors, but most studies focus on its negative consequences, like depression, anxiety, insomnia, poor vision, academic problems, low job performance (Cao & Sun, 2018;Fu et al, 2020;Luqman et al, 2017Luqman et al, , 2020Moqbel, 2020;Whelan et al, 2020).…”

Smartphone Addiction and Cultural Dimensions

“…In recent years, researchers have shown a growing concern regarding the excessive use of smartphones, unlike previous researchers who have mostly supported its advantages (Kim et al, 2014;Masiu & Chukwuere, 2018). Now researchers are focusing more on the dark side of excessive smartphone usage and how it impacts individuals' personal and social lives (Duke & Montag, 2017b;Moqbel, 2020;Samaha & Hawi, 2016).…”

“…Previous research has looked into various factors and situations that lead to smartphone addiction, such as personal traits (Volungis et al, 2020) and excessive use by certain age groups (Csibi et al, 2021), as well as its impact on individuals and society, such as loneliness and depression (Enez Darcin et al, 2016), and mindfulness (Moqbel, 2020). However, the cultural dimensions' impact on smartphone addiction has not been studied, particularly in understanding the motivation behind individuals becoming addicted to smartphones.…”