Journal article
Needing to connect: The effect of self and others on young people's involvement with their mobile phones
Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol.62(4), pp.194-203
2010
Abstract
The present research was a preliminary examination of young Australians' mobile phone behaviour. The study explored the relationship between, and psychological predictors of, frequency of mobile phone use and mobile phone involvement conceptualised as people's cognitive and behavioural interaction with their mobile phone. Participants were 946 Australian youth aged between 15 and 24 years. A descriptive measurement tool, the Mobile Phone Involvement Questionnaire, was developed. Self-identity and validation from others were explored as predictors of both types of mobile phone behaviour. A distinction was found between frequency of mobile phone use and mobile phone involvement. Only self-identity predicted frequency of use whereas both self-identity and validation from others predicted mobile phone involvement. These findings reveal the importance of distinguishing between frequency of use and people's psychological relationship with their phone and that factors relating to one's self-concept and approval from others both impact on young people's mobile phone involvement.
Details
- Title
- Needing to connect: The effect of self and others on young people's involvement with their mobile phones
- Authors
- Shari P Walsh (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKatherine Marie White (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyRoss Young (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol.62(4), pp.194-203; 10
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1080/00049530903567229
- ISSN
- 1742-9536; 0004-9530
- Copyright note
- Copyright (C) 2010. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Shari P. Walsh, Katherine Marie White & Ross McD Young (2010) Needing to connect: The effect of self and others on young people's involvement with their mobile phones, Australian Journal of Psychology, 62:4, 194-203, DOI: 10.1080/00049530903567229 , which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530903567229. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99551706902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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