Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups
The study investigates psychopathological symptoms and the Big Five personality traits as predictors of “problematic smartphone use” (PSU) in different generational groups. The generational groups were selected to analyze whether the different life stages and developmental tasks that need to be comp...
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| description | The study investigates psychopathological symptoms and the Big Five personality traits as predictors of “problematic smartphone use” (PSU) in different generational groups. The generational groups were selected to analyze whether the different life stages and developmental tasks that need to be completed have an impact on PSU. The groups were divided into digital immigrants, digital natives, and Generation Y and Z as subgroups of digital natives. A total of 399 subjects participated (312 women, 86 men, 1 diverse; mean age = 25.9; range 14–67; 44 digital immigrants, 355 digital natives, 35 Generation Y, and 320 Generation Z). They completed the ICD-10 Symptom Rating (ISR), the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10), and the Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS). The results show differences between digital immigrants and digital natives in the expression of PSU, neuroticism, conscientiousness, depression, anxiety, and compulsivity. Concerning Generations Y and Z, differences were only found in the expression of the PSU. Regression revealed that symptoms for obsessive-compulsive disorders, depression, conscientiousness, and gender were significant predictors of PSU. Moderations have shown that being a digital immigrant/native moderates the impact of eating disorders on PSU. Belonging to Generation Y/Z moderates the influence of conscientiousness and depression on PSU. Thus, it shows that in different generations, different factors seem to play a role in the development and maintenance of PSU. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5bc2b946ec04ab8af312f865c3a240f2023-11-23T18:47:39ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-01-011222010.3390/bs12020020Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age GroupsLea-Christin Wickord0Claudia Quaiser-Pohl1Institute of Psychology, University Koblenz-Landau, 56070 Koblenz, GermanyInstitute of Psychology, University Koblenz-Landau, 56070 Koblenz, GermanyThe study investigates psychopathological symptoms and the Big Five personality traits as predictors of “problematic smartphone use” (PSU) in different generational groups. The generational groups were selected to analyze whether the different life stages and developmental tasks that need to be completed have an impact on PSU. The groups were divided into digital immigrants, digital natives, and Generation Y and Z as subgroups of digital natives. A total of 399 subjects participated (312 women, 86 men, 1 diverse; mean age = 25.9; range 14–67; 44 digital immigrants, 355 digital natives, 35 Generation Y, and 320 Generation Z). They completed the ICD-10 Symptom Rating (ISR), the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10), and the Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS). The results show differences between digital immigrants and digital natives in the expression of PSU, neuroticism, conscientiousness, depression, anxiety, and compulsivity. Concerning Generations Y and Z, differences were only found in the expression of the PSU. Regression revealed that symptoms for obsessive-compulsive disorders, depression, conscientiousness, and gender were significant predictors of PSU. Moderations have shown that being a digital immigrant/native moderates the impact of eating disorders on PSU. Belonging to Generation Y/Z moderates the influence of conscientiousness and depression on PSU. Thus, it shows that in different generations, different factors seem to play a role in the development and maintenance of PSU.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/2/20problematic smartphone usepsychopathological symptomspersonalitybig fivegenerationsdevelopment |
| spellingShingle | Lea-Christin Wickord Claudia Quaiser-Pohl Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups Behavioral Sciences problematic smartphone use psychopathological symptoms personality big five generations development |
| title | Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups |
| title_full | Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups |
| title_fullStr | Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups |
| title_short | Psychopathological Symptoms and Personality Traits as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use in Different Age Groups |
| title_sort | psychopathological symptoms and personality traits as predictors of problematic smartphone use in different age groups |
| topic | problematic smartphone use psychopathological symptoms personality big five generations development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/2/20 |
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