The role of stress and motivation in problematic smartphone use among college students

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 181-188

  Wang, Jin Liang ^a   Wang, Hai Zhen ^b   Gaskin, James ^c   Wang, Li Hui ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Youth Vocational and Technical College   (China)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entertainment; Escapism; Problematic smartphone use; Stress

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; SIGNAL ENCODING; STRESSES; STUDENTS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; ENTERTAINMENT; ESCAPISM; PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING; REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS;

SMARTPHONES;

EID: 84936949922     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.005     Document Type: Article

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