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Journal article
Keeping in constant touch: The predictors of young Australians’ mobile phone involvement
Computers in Human Behavior, Vol.27(1), pp.333-342
2011
Abstract
Little is known about the psychological underpinnings of young people’s mobile phone behaviour. In the present research, 292 young Australians, aged 16–24
years, completed an online survey assessing the effects of self-identity, in-group norm, the need to belong, and self-esteem on their frequency of mobile phone use and mobile phone involvement, conceptualised as people’s degree of cognitive and behavioural association with their mobile phone. Structural equation modelling revealed that age (younger) and self-identity significantly predicted the frequency of mobile phone use. In contrast, age (younger), gender (female), self-identity and in-group norm predicted young people’s mobile phone involvement. Neither self-esteem nor the need to belong significantly predicted mobile phone behaviour. The present study contributes to our understanding of this phenomenon and provides an indication of the characteristics of young people who may become highly involved with their mobile phone.
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- Title
- Keeping in constant touch: The predictors of young Australians’ mobile phone involvement
- Authors
- Shari P Walsh (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKatherine M White (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyStephen Cox (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyRoss Young (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Computers in Human Behavior, Vol.27(1), pp.333-342
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chb.2010.08.011
- ISSN
- 1873-7692; 0747-5632
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99551706402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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