Dynamics of adolescents' smartphone use and well-being are positive but ephemeral.

Autor: Marciano L; Institute of Public Health, USI Università della Svizzera Italiana, Via Buffi 13, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland. laura.marciano@usi.ch., Driver CC; Institute of Education, University of Zurich, Freiestrasse 36, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland., Schulz PJ; Faculty of Communication, Culture, and Society, USI Università della Svizzera Italiana, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland., Camerini AL; Institute of Public Health, USI Università della Svizzera Italiana, Via Buffi 13, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2022 Jan 25; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 1316. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 25.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05291-y
Abstrakt: Well-being and smartphone use are thought to influence each other. However, previous studies mainly focused on one direction (looking at the effects of smartphone use on well-being) and considered between-person effects, with self-reported measures of smartphone use. By using 2548 assessments of well-being and trace data of smartphone use collected for 45 consecutive days in 82 adolescent participants (M age  = 13.47, SD age  = 1.62, 54% females), the present study disentangled the reciprocal and individual dynamics of well-being and smartphone use. Hierarchical Bayesian Continuous Time Dynamic Models were used to estimate how a change in frequency and duration of smartphone use predicted a later change in well-being, and vice versa. Results revealed that (i) when participants used the smartphone frequently and for a longer period, they also reported higher levels of well-being; (ii) well-being positively predicted subsequent duration of smartphone use; (iii) usage patterns and system dynamics showed heterogeneity, with many subjects showing reciprocal effects close to zero; finally, (iv) changes in well-being tend to persist longer than changes in the frequency and duration of smartphone use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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