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An Empirical Study on Mobile Usage Behavior -Focusing on Smartphone Usage Addiction-

  • Informatization Policy
  • Abbr : 정보화정책
  • 2011, 18(3), pp.50-68
  • Publisher : NIA
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy

신호경 1 이민석 2 김흥국 3

1연세대학교
2KT
3대진대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

In this paper, our goal is to examine the factors related to smartphone users' usage addiction. Based on existing literature on mobile usage behavior and addiction, we developed and tested a theoretical model and hypotheses, analyzing how variables based on the characteristics of smartphones affect smartphone usage addiction and how smartphone usage addiction affects social withdrawal. Given the literature review, a questionnaire survey was conducted; and the PLS(Partial Least Square), a kind of SEM(Structural Equation Model), was used to analyze and test the research model and hypotheses. The research results indicated that smartphone users' self-monitoring, loneliness, and smartphone characteristics affect users' usage addiction. Further, smartphone users' usage addiction affects their social withdrawal. Finally, theoretical and practical implications of these findings and directions for future research were discussed.

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