Problematic use of mobile phones in Australia…is it getting worse?

Oviedo-Trespalacios, O; Nandavar, S; Newton, JDA; Demant, D; Phillips, JG

Problematic use of mobile phones in Australia…is it getting worse?

Oviedo-Trespalacios, O Nandavar, S Newton, JDA Demant, D

Phillips, JG

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Citation:: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019, 10
Issue Date:: 2019-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Oviedo-Trespalacios, O	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nandavar, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Newton, JDA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Demant, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3330-2972	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, JG	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-02-13	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019, 10	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/134687
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2019 Oviedo-Trespalacios, Nandavar, Newton, Demant and Phillips. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Rapid technological innovations over the past few years have led to dramatic changes in today's mobile phone technology. While such changes can improve the quality of life of its users, problematic mobile phone use can result in its users experiencing a range of negative outcomes such as anxiety or, in some cases, engagement in unsafe behaviors with serious health and safety implications such as mobile phone distracted driving. The aims of the present study are two-fold. First, this study investigated the current problem mobile phone use in Australia and its potential implications for road safety. Second, based on the changing nature and pervasiveness of mobile phones in Australian society, this study compared data from 2005 with data collected in 2018 to identify trends in problem mobile phone use in Australia. As predicted, the results demonstrated that problem mobile phone use in Australia increased from the first data collected in 2005. In addition, meaningful differences were found between gender and age groups in this study, with females and users in the 18-25 year-old age group showing higher mean Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS) scores. Additionally, problematic mobile phone use was linked with mobile phone use while driving. Specifically, participants who reported high levels of problem mobile phone use, also reported handheld and hands-free mobile phone use while driving.	en_US
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dc.title	Problematic use of mobile phones in Australia…is it getting worse?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Copyright © 2019 Oviedo-Trespalacios, Nandavar, Newton, Demant and Phillips. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Rapid technological innovations over the past few years have led to dramatic changes in today's mobile phone technology. While such changes can improve the quality of life of its users, problematic mobile phone use can result in its users experiencing a range of negative outcomes such as anxiety or, in some cases, engagement in unsafe behaviors with serious health and safety implications such as mobile phone distracted driving. The aims of the present study are two-fold. First, this study investigated the current problem mobile phone use in Australia and its potential implications for road safety. Second, based on the changing nature and pervasiveness of mobile phones in Australian society, this study compared data from 2005 with data collected in 2018 to identify trends in problem mobile phone use in Australia. As predicted, the results demonstrated that problem mobile phone use in Australia increased from the first data collected in 2005. In addition, meaningful differences were found between gender and age groups in this study, with females and users in the 18-25 year-old age group showing higher mean Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS) scores. Additionally, problematic mobile phone use was linked with mobile phone use while driving. Specifically, participants who reported high levels of problem mobile phone use, also reported handheld and hands-free mobile phone use while driving.

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