TY - JOUR
T1 - Аlways with them
T2 - smartphone use by children, adolescents, and young adults—characteristics, habits of use, sharing, and satisfaction of needs
AU - Zilka, Gila Cohen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Because of the extensive use of smartphones by children, adolescents, and young adults, we set out to explore the characteristics and habits of usage of smartphones from their perspective, and to examine the relationship between usage habits and the satisfaction of needs. As part of a mixed-method study, 551 respondents from Israel completed the questionnaires, and 110 of the respondents were also interviewed. The study provides an explanation for the dramatic rise and the massive use of smartphones by children, adolescents, and young adults. The findings show that respondents feel that with the help of their smartphones they can maintain extensive communication with those around them, satisfying their important needs, and more. Respondents have become highly dependent on the use of various applications, which leads to an even more extensive use. As the use of smartphones increases, respondents feel that they are maximizing the potential offered by these applications.
AB - Because of the extensive use of smartphones by children, adolescents, and young adults, we set out to explore the characteristics and habits of usage of smartphones from their perspective, and to examine the relationship between usage habits and the satisfaction of needs. As part of a mixed-method study, 551 respondents from Israel completed the questionnaires, and 110 of the respondents were also interviewed. The study provides an explanation for the dramatic rise and the massive use of smartphones by children, adolescents, and young adults. The findings show that respondents feel that with the help of their smartphones they can maintain extensive communication with those around them, satisfying their important needs, and more. Respondents have become highly dependent on the use of various applications, which leads to an even more extensive use. As the use of smartphones increases, respondents feel that they are maximizing the potential offered by these applications.
KW - Friendship
KW - Identity
KW - Smartphones
KW - Social development
KW - Social networking apps
KW - WhatsApp
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055475996&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10209-018-0635-3
DO - 10.1007/s10209-018-0635-3
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AN - SCOPUS:85055475996
SN - 1615-5289
VL - 19
SP - 145
EP - 155
JO - Universal Access in the Information Society
JF - Universal Access in the Information Society
IS - 1
ER -