Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis
Background: The relationships between problematic smartphone use and psychological factors have been extensively investigated. However, previous studies generally used variable-centered approaches, which hinder an examination of the heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life. Objective: In...
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| author | Natale Canale Luca Pancani Erika Pivetta Tania Moretta Claudia Marino Giulia Buodo Alessio Vieno Mario Dalmaso Joël Billieux |
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| description | Background: The relationships between problematic smartphone use and psychological factors have been extensively investigated. However, previous studies generally used variable-centered approaches, which hinder an examination of the heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life. Objective: In the present study, we capitalized on latent profile analysis to identify various classes of smartphone owners based on the impact associated with smartphone use (e.g., unregulated usage, preference for smartphone-mediated social relationships) and to compare these classes in terms of established psychological risk factors for problematic smartphone use. Method: We surveyed 934 young adults with validated psychometric questionnaires to assess the impact of smartphones, psychopathological symptoms, self-esteem and impulsivity traits. Results: Smartphone users fall into four latent profiles: users with low smartphone impact, users with average smartphone impact, problematic smartphone users, and users favoring online interactions. Individuals distributed in the problematic smartphone user profile were characterized by heightened psychopathological symptoms (stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive tendencies) and impulsivity traits. Moreover, users who preferred online interactions exhibited the highest symptoms of social anxiety and the lowest levels of self-esteem. Conclusions: These findings further demonstrate the multidimensionality and heterogeneity of the impact of smartphone use, calling for tailored prevention and intervention strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4ec8cf1232d4296b795f271f544ebd72022-12-22T03:41:55ZengElsevierComprehensive Psychiatry0010-440X2023-01-01120152356Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysisNatale Canale0Luca Pancani1Erika Pivetta2Tania Moretta3Claudia Marino4Giulia Buodo5Alessio Vieno6Mario Dalmaso7Joël Billieux8Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Corresponding author at: Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, Padova 35131, Italy.Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyInstitute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Center for Excessive Gambling, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospitals (CHUV), Lausanne, SwitzerlandBackground: The relationships between problematic smartphone use and psychological factors have been extensively investigated. However, previous studies generally used variable-centered approaches, which hinder an examination of the heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life. Objective: In the present study, we capitalized on latent profile analysis to identify various classes of smartphone owners based on the impact associated with smartphone use (e.g., unregulated usage, preference for smartphone-mediated social relationships) and to compare these classes in terms of established psychological risk factors for problematic smartphone use. Method: We surveyed 934 young adults with validated psychometric questionnaires to assess the impact of smartphones, psychopathological symptoms, self-esteem and impulsivity traits. Results: Smartphone users fall into four latent profiles: users with low smartphone impact, users with average smartphone impact, problematic smartphone users, and users favoring online interactions. Individuals distributed in the problematic smartphone user profile were characterized by heightened psychopathological symptoms (stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive tendencies) and impulsivity traits. Moreover, users who preferred online interactions exhibited the highest symptoms of social anxiety and the lowest levels of self-esteem. Conclusions: These findings further demonstrate the multidimensionality and heterogeneity of the impact of smartphone use, calling for tailored prevention and intervention strategies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X22000621Problematic smartphone useLatent profile analysesPsychological distressImpulsivity traitsSmartphone psychosocial impact |
| spellingShingle | Natale Canale Luca Pancani Erika Pivetta Tania Moretta Claudia Marino Giulia Buodo Alessio Vieno Mario Dalmaso Joël Billieux Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis Comprehensive Psychiatry Problematic smartphone use Latent profile analyses Psychological distress Impulsivity traits Smartphone psychosocial impact |
| title | Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis |
| title_full | Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis |
| title_fullStr | Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis |
| title_short | Heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology: A latent profile analysis |
| title_sort | heterogeneity of smartphone impact on everyday life and its relationship with personality and psychopathology a latent profile analysis |
| topic | Problematic smartphone use Latent profile analyses Psychological distress Impulsivity traits Smartphone psychosocial impact |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X22000621 |
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