The Heritability and Genetic Correlates of Mobile Phone Use: A Twin Study of Consumer Behavior

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Miller ◽  
Gu Zhu ◽  
Margaret J. Wright ◽  
Narelle K. Hansell ◽  
Nicholas G. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Two Samples

There has been almost no overlap between behavior genetics and consumer behavior research, despite each field's importance in understanding society. In particular, both have neglected to study genetic influences on consumer adoption and usage of new technologies — even technologies as important as the mobile phone, now used by 5.8 out of 7.0 billion people on earth. To start filling this gap, we analyzed self-reported mobile phone use, intelligence, and personality traits in two samples of Australian teenaged twins (mean ages 14.2 and 15.6 years), totaling 1,036 individuals. ACE modeling using Mx software showed substantial heritabilities for how often teens make voice calls (.60 and .34 in samples 1 and 2, respectively) and for how often they send text messages (.53 and. 50). Shared family environment – including neighborhood, social class, parental education, and parental income (i.e., the generosity of calling plans that parents can afford for their teens) — had much weaker effects. Multivariate modeling based on cross-twin, cross-trait correlations showed negative genetic correlations between talking/texting frequency and intelligence (around –.17), and positive genetic correlations between talking/texting frequency and extraversion (about .20 to .40). Our results have implications for assessing the risks of mobile phone use such as radiofrequency field (RF) exposure and driving accidents, for studying adoption and use of other emerging technologies, for understanding the genetic architecture of the cognitive and personality traits that predict consumer behavior, and for challenging the common assumption that consumer behavior is shaped entirely by culture, media, and family environment.

Children's Text Messaging and Traditional Literacy

2009 ◽  
pp. 492-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Plester ◽  
Clare Wood ◽  
Samantha Bowyer
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Verbal Reasoning ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

The authors present three investigations into pre-teen children’s text message language and measures of their standard literacy abilities. The children translated sentences, from standard English into text, and from text into standard English , and wrote text messages appropriate to a set of scenarios. They categorised text abbreviations used and calculated the proportion of abbreviations to total words. The children completed a questionnaire about their mobile phone use. Text messaging facility was positively associated with verbal reasoning, vocabulary, school achievement in English, and reading ability across the three studies. Texting provides opportunity for children to communicate in writing without the constraints of standard English, and we propose that the playful variants on words that they use in texting, and their ability to encode spoken slang graphically, show not a lack of knowledge of English, but a light hearted use of phonological and alphabetic decoding principles that also underpin standard English.

Active Seniors and Mobile Phone Interaction

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 875-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Martinez -Pecino ◽  
María J. Lera ◽  
Magdalena Martinez-Pecino
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Contact List ◽  
University Programs ◽  
Basic Functions

In this study we analyzed the interaction between active seniors and mobile phone use. Results were obtained from a survey. Participants were 165 active seniors enrolled in university programs for seniors, most of whom owned a mobile phone and used it for basic functions such as making calls, creating a contact list, checking the time, and sending text messages. The mobile phone did not have a social expansion function (that is, to extend their social networks) for these people; but it did provide them with social support by allowing them to keep in touch with their relatives. It also made them feel secure, free, and independent.

A Review of De Quervain’s Stenosing Tenovaginitis in the Context of Smartphone Use

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Samuel DJ. Morgan ◽  
Brahman S. Sivakumar ◽  
Vincent GG. An ◽  
Joshua Sevao ◽  
David J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
English Language ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Medline Search ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Language Research ◽  
De Quervain

Background: De Quervain tenosynovitis (DQT) has been associated with repetitive movements of the radial first dorsal compartment. Since 2007, smartphones have become ingrained in society. Their functionality is primarily performed by dexterity of the user’s thumb(s). The aim of this study was to review the current literature regarding the correlation between DQT and smartphone usage as a systematic review has not previously been presented. Methods: A literature review was conducted electronically using the EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane and MEDLINE search libraries during May of 2019. Studies eligible for inclusion were English-language studies assessing the link between mobile phone use and DQT. Included studies were required to report on focused outcomes. Only original data studies were included. Case studies, those with data sets collected prior to 2007, foreign language research were excluded. Results: A positive Finkelstein’s result within the cohorts was found in a mean of 51.54% of participants. Odds ratios (OR) of 1.5 to 2.3 were found with increasing frequency of text messages and DQT. Females were found to have a higher frequency of text messages daily. Internet browsing and gaming on mobile phones were associated with an OR of 2.21 and 2.61 respectively. DQT associated pain correlated to a mild disruption in daily tasks. On a visual analogue scale, this pain was represented as a 4 out of 10. Conclusions: In conclusion, there appears to be a linear association between frequency of text messages and incidence of DQT. Additionally, there is an association between DQT pain and a mild disruption to daily activities other than mobile phone use.

scholarly journals 2546

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 42-42
Author(s):  
Stacy Ryan ◽  
Lindsay L. Lange ◽  
Donald M. Dougherty ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment Program ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Abuse Treatment

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: This study sought to determine the accessibility, utilization, and preference for mobile phone use among a marginalized population of teens enrolled in an adolescent substance abuse treatment program and their parents. Specific study aims were to: (1) characterize mobile phone use, (2) assess the accessibility and reliability of mobile phone usage, (3) determine specific barriers to mobile phone use, and (4) examine parent and teen perceptions of the utility of integrating communication technology in substance use treatment. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: In total, 103 (78.6% female; 75.7% Hispanic) parents of teens participating in an outpatient substance abuse treatment program with an average age of 42.60 (SD=9.28) participated in our study. Upon enrollment in a substance abuse treatment program between October 2014 and July 2016, parents completed a technology use survey as part of program development and a chart review of clinic outbound calls to parent mobile phones was completed to evaluate reliability of parent mobile phone access throughout treatment. Survey collection among teens is ongoing. Study population information for teens will be presented at the conference. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The vast majority of parents owned a cell phone and used it as their primary phone (97.1%); 83% of parents owned smart phones in particular, with the majority being Android phones (68.7%). Parents were more likely to have pay-as-you-go (41.4%) and yearly (32.3%) contracts, and only 15% of the sample endorsed changing their phone number more than once in the past year (64%=never; 21%=once). Parents reported using several of the phone features: text (97%), email (76%), pictures (93%), and accessing the internet (92%); 92% reported they did not have a texting limit; and the most popular use of the mobile phone was to send and receive text messages (58.6%), followed by accessing the internet (19.2%). During the course of a 10-week treatment program, the clinic made 2776 confirmation phone calls to parents who completed surveys. Report of accessibility matched the clinic’s ability to reach parents. Of the 2776 calls, 97.2% were made to the original number provided, which was in service. Only 2.7% were determined to be disconnected, with the median number of days for disconnected service being 2 days with no voice and no texting capabilities (range=14) and 2 days with no voice, but with texting capabilities (range=28). In terms of parent perceptions of the utility of integrating communication technology in substance use treatment, 91% of parents reported they would be receptive to receiving text messages with parenting tips as aftercare support. Preferred content areas included: strategies for monitoring teen substance use (56%), strategies for using consequences (62%), suggestions for encouraging positive activities (62%), and ways to improve parent-child communication (63%). Accessibility, utilization, and preference for mobile phone use in a treatment program among teen respondents will be presented at the conference. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: This study characterized both subjective and objective mobile phone accessibility and usability among teens participating in an adolescent substance abuse treatment program and their parents. This study also provides information on teen and parent perceptions of using mobile phones during the aftercare period and ratings of acceptable messages following treatment. This data will help researchers design mobile-based interventions both during and after treatment, which is the future direction of our research group.

scholarly journals Understanding The Purpose and Potential Popularity of Mobile Phone Use in Zambia’s Maize Production

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso ◽  
Xu Tian ◽  
Eunice Matafwali ◽  
Moses Chansa Mwamba ◽  
Essiagnon John-Philippe Alavo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Average Treatment Effect ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Voice Calls

There is a growing use of mobile phones in rural areas on account of its relative inexpensiveness and lack of requirement for an urban environment. As a platform for accessing information through text messages and voice calls, farmers are able to collect agricultural information which may lead to higher productivity due to technology spillover. If the use of mobile phones contributes to the improvement of farmers’ productivity, their agricultural output level should increase. In this study, we investigate the adoption of mobile phones to obtain agricultural information and its effect on smallholder maize farmers’ production using cross-sectional data from Zambia. Understanding such causal effects is indispensable especially against the background of vision 2030. The propensity score matching (PSM) method was adopted to estimate the average treatment effect of treated of mobile phone adoption in agriculture. We found that the use of mobile phones significantly increases farmers’ productivity, by about 30%. If farmers start to adopt mobile phones to collect agricultural information, the total maize output would also increase by 30.36%, which would culminate in feeding two more people per household daily for the whole year. Therefore, we cautiously conclude that mobile phone use in agriculture serves the purpose of contributing to the fight against hunger via enhancing maize production and this is driving its popularity among smallholder farmers in rural Zambia.

Mobile Phone Tower Tracking

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Phone Call ◽  
Mobile Phone Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Call Detail Records

Tracking tourists using mobile phone data involves collating mobile phone call detail records (CDR), that can determine travel patterns of mobile phone users. The size of the data involved in this style of research is enormous; Xiao, Wang, and Fang (2019) received 600 – 800 million records per day when they used mobile phone data from Shanghai, resulting in over 10 billion mobile phone trajectories. However, mobile phone data does not provide precise travel itineraries. Rather, the data is a series of time-space points, showing where mobile phone users were when they made or received calls or text messages. Inferences are required to determine which mobile phone users are tourists, and when they entered countries or regions. However, the ubiquity of mobile phone use and the size of the data sets available to researchers means that this form of data can be used as a proxy for accommodation and visitation (Xiao, Wang, and Fang, 2019; Ahas et al., 2008; Ahas et al., 2007). Many significant findings regarding travel behaviour have emerged from this technique, including understandings of the impacts of seasonality, the impacts of nationality, and the impacts of events. This chapter will review these findings as well as the challenges that arise from the use of this data.

Communication Privacy Management and Mobile Phone Use

2015 ◽  
pp. 924-936
Author(s):  
Debra L. Worthington ◽  
Margaret Fitch-Hauser
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Communication ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Personal Privacy ◽  
Communication Privacy Management ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Communication Privacy Management Theory ◽  
Communication Privacy

The introduction of new technologies effects rapid social change and challenges social norms. A major challenge with the advent of mobile phones is how the technology tests traditional notions of personal privacy and interaction involvement, particularly in public settings. Communication privacy management (CPM) theory provides a means of explaining the tensions between mobile phone users and proximate others. In this article, components of communication privacy management theory are outlined and its application to mobile communication is discussed. Next, privacy issues associated with specific mobile technology are reviewed and cultural differences in mobile communication privacy needs are examined. In light of the limited research in this area, suggestions for future research are also presented.

Mobile phone use in intimate relationships: The case of youth in Botswana

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
William O Lesitaokana
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Emotional Intimacy ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Voice Calls

Drawing upon qualitative research data of a study I carried out in Gaborone and Francistown, this article attempts to demonstrate that the mobile phone is ubiquitous and cultural technology which has become central to young people’s intimate relationships. In particular, the use of mobile phones in romantic relationships among urban youth in Botswana is evinced in two ways, both of which are clearly local and distinct. First, the mobile phone is useful to facilitate emotional intimacy through voice calls, text messages and social networking, thus serving as a substantial link between intimate partners. Second, through its cost value, the mobile phone is recognised as a perfect gift to express practical intimacy in romantic relationships. This study therefore suggests that, in the way it is used, the mobile phone influences youth to create or recreate mobile cultures, which are to some extent predicated on their traditional lifestyles.

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