Measuring Smartphone Addiction and its Relationship with Stress Amongst Gen-Z Users
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Author(s)
Lisman, Shane
Date Issued
April 10, 2023
Abstract
Many have argued that smartphones are becoming more pervasive devices that affect people’s overall well-being. I develop an approach to measure smartphone addiction (SPA). Using the smartphone usage data and the globally accepted perceived stress scale (PSS), I measure the relationship between stress and SPA in Generation-Z (Gen-Z) users. A survey including questions on the participants smartphone usage data, addiction symptoms and stress levels was distributed to 47 Allegheny College students. Tools used include a word association test, the PSS, and my new 3-pronged approach to identifying SPA. In this study, I argue that smartphones are past the point of pervasiveness, they are addictive and are related to higher stress levels. Results showed a 20% correlation between SPA and number of minutes on the phone, 19% correlation between SPA and number of phone pickups, and a 34% correlation between number of minutes on the phone and number of pickups. Results revealed that 44.7% of the sample has SPA. Evidence shows there is a significant relationship between SPA and perceived stress levels.
Major
Business
Honors
Business and Economics
First Reader(s)
Ormiston, Russell A.
Other Reader(s)
Nonnenmacher, Tomas W.
Department
Business and Economics
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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