Measuring Mobile Phone Use: Self-Report Versus Log Data

To clarify the relationships of personality and lifestyle with mobile phone dependence, defined as an intermittent craving to use a mobile phone or excessive mobile phone use, we administered a self-report questionnaire to 132 female college students attending a nursing school in Osaka, Japan. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that scores for extroversion and neuroticism were positively related to the score of the Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire (MPDQ; Toda, Monden, Kubo, & Morimoto, 2004), while the score for healthy practices was negatively related to that of the MPDQ. These findings suggest that mobile phone dependence in female college students is associated with elevated traits of extroversion and neuroticism, as well as an unhealthy lifestyle.

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Factors influencing self-report of mobile phone use: the role of response prompt, time reference and mobile phone use in recall

Applied Cognitive Psychology ◽

10.1002/acp.1496 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 664-683 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lada Timotijevic ◽

Julie Barnett ◽

Richard Shepherd ◽

Victoria Senior

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Self Report ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Factors Influencing

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“You Are on the Right Track With the App:” Qualitative Analysis of Mobile Phone Use and User Feedback Regarding Mobile Phone Sexual Risk Assessments for HIV Prevention Research

Frontiers in Digital Health ◽

10.3389/fdgth.2021.576514 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Janan J. Dietrich ◽

Gabriella L. Benadé ◽

Mamakiri Mulaudzi ◽

Ashraf Kagee ◽

Stefanie Hornschuh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Self Report ◽

Risk Assessments ◽

Mobile Phone Use

Background: Accurate self-report of sexual behavior assists in identifying potential HIV exposure in HIV prevention trials. Brief mobile phone assessments, completed daily or after sexual activity, can improve the validity and reliability of self-reported sexual behavior and allow for remote survey completion outside of the clinic setting. We conducted a qualitative study to better understand participants mobile phone use and to explore their perspectives on how to improve an existing mobile application-based sexual risk assessment.Methods: Sexually active, HIV seronegative men (n = 14) and women (n = 15) aged 18–39 years were recruited through an HIV counseling and testing clinic and community outreach in Soweto, South Africa. We conducted qualitative research through four age-stratified focus group discussions (FGDs) and analyzed a brief socio-demographics and mobile phone access questionnaire. All participants completed a sexual risk assessment before the FGD. Using a framework analytic approach, data were coded with Nvivo software.Results: All participants had access to mobile phones and internet, and 27 (93.1%) were able to download applications on their personal phones. Participants preferred mobile risk assessments to be offered in a choice of South African languages, using formal language (as opposed to emojis), with straight-forward wording and limited to five to 10 questions. Most participants found it acceptable to complete the assessment once a week, on a weekday, while a few were willing to complete it after each sexual encounter. It was suggested that a message reminder to complete the assessment should be sent at least daily until it is completed. The majority agreed that a password-protected application with a discreet logo was ideal for privacy, ease of use and flexibility for completion in any setting. A concern with this format, however, was the potential data use requirement. Participants expressed privacy concerns with using SMS, WhatsApp and other social media for risk assessments. Most agreed on an airtime incentive between ZAR5-10 (USD 0.29–0.58) per survey. Participants encouraged researchers to provide feedback to them about their sexual risk.Conclusions: Completion of mobile phone sexual risk assessments can be optimized with minimal incentives by ensuring that questionnaires are simple, brief, infrequent and have trusted privacy measures.

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Restricting mobile phone access during homework increases attainment of study goals

Mobile Media & Communication ◽

10.1177/2050157916664558 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 63-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Chelsea M. Cutino ◽

Michael A. Nees

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Self Report ◽

General Tendency ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽

Study Session ◽

Phone Access

Recent research has reported negative consequences, such as increased anxiety, associated with restricting people’s access to their mobile phones. These findings have led researchers to suggest that mobile phone use may pose a legitimately addictive behavior for some people. Other research has suggested negative effects of mobile phones on academic outcomes. To study the effects of phone separation on both anxiety and attainment of academic study goals, we randomly assigned participants ( N = 93) to a restricted mobile phone access condition or a control condition. After setting a list of goals for a study session, participants worked on their own, self-chosen class materials for 60 minutes. Anxiety was measured before and immediately following the study session. Attainment of study goals was assessed through a self-report estimate of the percent of study goals accomplished at the end of the session. We predicted that those who classified as high on a problematic mobile phone use scale and who had their phones taken away would show the greatest increases in anxiety over the session as well as the greatest deficits in attainment of study goals as compared to all other participants. While there was a general tendency for participants who scored higher on the problematic use scale to be more anxious, anxiety did not differ between participants with phone access and those without it. Participants without phone access self-reported attainment of 12% more of their study goals than those who had phones. This study qualified the conditions for which restricting mobile phone access increases anxiety and provided further empirical support for detriments to attainment of study goals when mobile phones are present.

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Cohort profile: LIFEWORK, a prospective cohort study on occupational and environmental risk factors and health in the Netherlands

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018504 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. e018504 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marije Reedijk ◽

Virissa Lenters ◽

Pauline Slottje ◽

Anouk Pijpe ◽

Petra H Peeters ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Prospective Cohort ◽

Weighted Kappa ◽

Cancer Registries ◽

Self Report ◽

Base Stations ◽

Mobile Phone Use

PurposeLIFEWORK is a large federated prospective cohort established in the Netherlands to quantify the health effects of occupational and environmental exposures. This cohort is also the Dutch contribution to the international Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health (COSMOS). In this paper, we describe the study design, ongoing data collection, baseline characteristics of participants and the repeatability of key questionnaire items.Participants88 466 participants were enrolled in three cohort studies in 2011–2012. Exposure information was collected by a harmonised core questionnaire, or modelled based on occupational and residential histories; domains include air pollution (eg, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter with diameter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)), noise, electromagnetic fields (EMF), mobile phone use, shift work and occupational chemical exposures. Chronic and subacute health outcomes are assessed by self-report and through linkage with health registries.Findings to dateParticipants had a median age of 51 years at baseline (range 19–87), and the majority are female (90%), with nurses being over-represented. Median exposure levels of NO2, PM2.5, EMF from base stations and noise at the participants’ home addresses at baseline were 22.9 µg/m3, 16.6 µg/m3, 0.003 mWm2and 53.1 dB, respectively. Twenty-two per cent of participants reported to have started using a mobile phone more than 10 years prior to baseline. Repeatability for self-reported exposures was moderate to high (weighted kappa range: 0.69–1) for a subset of participants (n=237) who completed the questionnaire twice.Future plansWe are actively and passively observing participants; we plan to administer a follow-up questionnaire every 4–5 years—the first follow-up will be completed in 2018—and linkage to cause-of-death and cancer registries occurs on a (bi)annual basis. This prospective cohort offers a unique, large and rich resource for research on contemporary occupational and environmental health risks and will contribute to the large international COSMOS study on mobile phone use and health.

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Mobile Phone Use “on the Road”: A Self-Report Study on Young Drivers

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.620653 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Angelo Fraschetti ◽

Pierluigi Cordellieri ◽

Giulia Lausi ◽

Emanuela Mari ◽

Elena Paoli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Sensation Seeking ◽

Self Report ◽

Accident Risk ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

The Road ◽

Young Drivers ◽

On The Road

BackgroundExtensive research showed that multitasking negatively affects driving performance. Multitasking activities can range from talking and texting to listening to music; particularly among young drivers, multitasking behavior is caused mainly from mobile phone use while driving which is one of the main causes of road accidents.ObjectiveThe main purpose of this study was to investigate whether some variables (e.g., Sensation-Seeking, preferences of Multitasking) could affect mobile phone use while driving in young drivers and whether any gender differences were present among the examined variables.Setting and participantsThe sample consists of 424 Italian students (56% males) with an age range of 18–21 years. A self-report questionnaire was specifically developed to assess variables such as: Attitude toward Multitasking, Perceived Self-efficacy in Multitasking, Accident Risk Perception, General Multitasking Habits, and Sensation Seeking.ResultsThrough SEM modeling, we found the attitude to multitasking while driving to be largely explained by the considered variables. Using multigroup analysis (MGSEM), the model we developed appears to be suitable for explaining the behaviors of both male and female young drivers. Furthermore, data comparison showed that females were more likely to risk perception toward multitasking, and risk perception when using a mobile phone while driving, while males obtained higher mean scores in Sensation Seeking, Perceived Self-Efficacy in Multitasking, and in Multitasking caused by mobile phone use while driving.ConclusionOur research showed how some variables may influence the inclination of some subjects to engage in multitasking while driving. Furthermore, we discussed the importance of considering these variables in the implementation of effective road safety education projects on driving multitasking.

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Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale

Journal of Addiction ◽

10.1155/2013/912807 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Lisa J. Merlo ◽

Amanda M. Stone ◽

Alex Bibbey

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

English Language ◽

Health Science ◽

Self Report ◽

Science Center ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Problematic Use ◽

Problematic Mobile Phone Use

This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of an English language measure of problematic mobile phone use. Participants were recruited from a university campus, health science center, and other public locations. The sample included 244 individuals (68.4% female) aged 18–75. Results supported a unidimensional factor structure for the 20-item self-report Problematic Use of Mobile Phones (PUMP) Scale. Internal consistency was excellent (α=0.94). Strong correlations (r=.76,P<.001) were found between the PUMP Scale and an existing scale of cellular phone dependency that was validated in Asia, as well as items assessing frequency and intensity of mobile phone use. Results provide preliminary support for the use of the PUMP Scale to measure problematic use of mobile phones.

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Correlating Personality and Actual Phone Usage

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000139 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 158-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Christian Montag ◽

Konrad Błaszkiewicz ◽

Bernd Lachmann ◽

Ionut Andone ◽

Rayna Sariyska ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Social Network ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Self Report ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

New Approach ◽

Report Data ◽

Self Report Data ◽

Voice Calls

In the present study we link self-report-data on personality to behavior recorded on the mobile phone. This new approach from Psychoinformatics collects data from humans in everyday life. It demonstrates the fruitful collaboration between psychology and computer science, combining Big Data with psychological variables. Given the large number of variables, which can be tracked on a smartphone, the present study focuses on the traditional features of mobile phones – namely incoming and outgoing calls and SMS. We observed N = 49 participants with respect to the telephone/SMS usage via our custom developed mobile phone app for 5 weeks. Extraversion was positively associated with nearly all related telephone call variables. In particular, Extraverts directly reach out to their social network via voice calls.

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