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The Effect of Users’ Characteristics and Experiential Factors on the Compulsive Usage of the Smartphone

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Abstract

In recent times, mobile phones have become more than a product to make phone calls. As mobile phones have many functions, like a personal computer, they have become mandatory. Therefore, many people use them all the time. This compulsive usage of mobile phones may block human relationships. In this study, we analyzed how user’s characteristics and experiential factors impacted the compulsive usage of the smartphone. To prove our research model, empirical analysis was performed with 183 valid questionnaires using Partial Least Square. From this analysis, we found that perceived enjoyment, satisfaction with smartphones and personal innovativeness positively impact the compulsive usage of smartphones.

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  • smartphone
  • loneliness
  • satisfaction
  • enjoyment
  • innovativeness
  • compulsive usage

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  1. Department of Interaction Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, 110-745, Republic of Korea

    Bong-Won Park & Kun Chang Lee

  2. SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, 110-745, Republic of Korea

    Kun Chang Lee

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  1. Multimedia Engineering Department, Hannam University, 133 Ojeong-dong, Daeduk-gu, Daejeon, Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim, Rosslin John Robles & Maricel Balitanas,  & 

  2. The Ohio State University, 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Avenue, 43210-1275, Columbus, OH, USA

    Hojjat Adeli

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Park, BW., Lee, K.C. (2011). The Effect of Users’ Characteristics and Experiential Factors on the Compulsive Usage of the Smartphone. In: Kim, Th., Adeli, H., Robles, R.J., Balitanas, M. (eds) Ubiquitous Computing and Multimedia Applications. UCMA 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 151. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20998-7_52

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