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Maladaptive Smartphone Usage

dc.contributor.authorZimmermann, Laura
dc.contributor.authorSomasundaram, Jeeva
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dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T16:22:17Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T16:22:17Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-30
dc.description.abstractThis chapter examines the phenomenon of maladaptive smartphone consumption, considering its detrimental effects on individuals and exploring potential strategies to overcome this behavior. Despite the many beneficial aspects of smartphones, growing concern has been raised about the potential maladaptive nature of excessive smartphone usage. This chapter provides an overview of the literature on this topic. Specifically, we explore the habitual nature of smartphone usage and under what conditions it should be considered maladaptive. We further provide an overview of existing research on adverse consequences of smartphone usage for subjective wellbeing, cognition, academic performance, and employment-related consequences of smartphone overuse as well as social outcomes (e.g., phubbing). To overcome maladaptive smartphone usage, we summarize interventions to reduce smartphone usage based on different mechanisms (e.g., self-control approaches, digital nudges and design frictions, incentives) and highlight measurement issues when researching this topic. We conclude by providing recommendations for policy-makers, researchers, and businesses dealing with maladaptive smartphone consumption. Overall, this book chapter provides a comprehensive examination of maladaptive smartphone consumption, its consequences, and potential solutions. By addressing the multifaceted aspects of this behavior, it offers insights for researchers, firms, and policy-makers alike.
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dc.identifier.citationZimmermann, L., Somasundaram, J. (2024). Maladaptive Smartphone Usage. In: Martin, I.M., Stewart, D.W. (eds) Maladaptive Consumer Behavior. Palgrave Studies in Marketing, Organizations and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60199-6_5
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60199-6_5
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-60199-6
dc.identifier.issn2661-8621
dc.identifier.publicationtitleMaladaptive Consumer Behavior. Theory, Research, and Intervention
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3340
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.final127
dc.page.initial103
dc.page.total24
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan Cham
dc.relation.departmentMarketing & Communication
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.schoolIE Business School
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dc.subject.keywordAddictive behaviors
dc.subject.keywordTechnology addiction
dc.subject.keywordMaladaptive consumption
dc.subject.keywordDigital addiction
dc.titleMaladaptive Smartphone Usage
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