The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale: An empirical investigation

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The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale: An empirical investigation

Larry D. Rosen¹, Kelly M. Whaling¹, L. M. Carrier¹, Nancy A. Cheever¹, Jeffrey N. Rokkum¹ - Show less +1 more•Institutions (1)

California State University, Dominguez Hills¹

01 Nov 2013-Computers in Human Behavior (NIH Public Access)-Vol. 29, Iss: 6, pp 2501-2511

TL;DR: The new Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale was suggested as a method of measuring media and technology involvement across a variety of types of research studies either as a single 60-item scale or any subset of the 15 subscales.

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About: This article is published in Computers in Human Behavior.The article was published on 2013-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 444 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: New media & Social media.

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Association between Social Media Use and Depression among U.S. Young Adults

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Liu yi Lin¹, Jaime E. Sidani¹, Ariel Shensa¹, Ana Radovic¹, Elizabeth Miller¹, Jason B. Colditz¹, Beth L. Hoffman¹, Leila M. Giles¹, Brian A. Primack¹ - Show less +5 more•Institutions (1)

University of Pittsburgh¹

01 Apr 2016-Depression and Anxiety

TL;DR: Social media use is increasing among U.S. young adults, and its association with mental well‐being remains unclear, and this study assessed the association between SM use and depression in a nationally representative sample of young adults.

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Abstract: BACKGROUND: Social media (SM) use is increasing among U.S. young adults, and its association with mental well-being remains unclear. This study assessed the association between SM use and depression in a nationally representative sample of young adults. METHODS: We surveyed 1,787 adults ages 19 to 32 about SM use and depression. Participants were recruited via random digit dialing and address-based sampling. SM use was assessed by self-reported total time per day spent on SM, visits per week, and a global frequency score based on the Pew Internet Research Questionnaire. Depression was assessed using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression Scale Short Form. Chi-squared tests and ordered logistic regressions were performed with sample weights. RESULTS: The weighted sample was 50.3% female and 57.5% White. Compared to those in the lowest quartile of total time per day spent on SM, participants in the highest quartile had significantly increased odds of depression (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.14-2.42) after controlling for all covariates. Compared with those in the lowest quartile, individuals in the highest quartile of SM site visits per week and those with a higher global frequency score had significantly increased odds of depression (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI = 1.86-4.04; AOR = 3.05, 95% CI = 2.03-4.59, respectively). All associations between independent variables and depression had strong, linear, dose-response trends. RESULTS were robust to all sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS: SM use was significantly associated with increased depression. Given the proliferation of SM, identifying the mechanisms and direction of this association is critical for informing interventions that address SM use and depression. Language: en

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“I don’t want to miss a thing”: Adolescents’ fear of missing out and its relationship to adolescents’ social needs, Facebook use, and Facebook related stress

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Ine Beyens¹, Eline Frison², Steven Eggermont²•Institutions (2)

University of Amsterdam¹, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven²

01 Nov 2016-Computers in Human Behavior

TL;DR: Structural equation modeling results indicated that an increased need to belong and an increase need for popularity were associated with an increased use of Facebook, and these relationships were mediated by FoMO.

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430 citations

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...In line with several indications in the literature (e.g., Fox & Moreland, 2015; Rosen et al., 2013), and based on the empirical evidence provided by previous studies (e.g., Chiou et al., 2015; Jones, 2014), we expect that: H4: Adolescents’ fear of missing out (FoMO) is positively associated with…...
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Out of sight is not out of mind

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Nancy A. Cheever¹, Larry D. Rosen¹, L. Mark Carrier¹, Amber Chavez¹•Institutions (1)

California State University, Dominguez Hills¹

01 Aug 2014-Computers in Human Behavior

TL;DR: Anxiety in American college students when their WMDs were unexpectedly not available showed that participants felt significantly more anxious over time, however, this pattern was evident only with heavy WMD users and with moderate W MD users whose devices were taken away.

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...In a study that examined relationships between technology use and psychiatric disorders, Rosen et al. (2013a),Rosen et al. (2013b) discovered a link between anxiety and not being able to check in with various technologies....
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...A series of nine questions assessed hours of daily WMD use (adapted from Rosen et al., 2013a; Rosen et al., 2013b) including using the WMD to: go online and visit websites, send and receive e-mail, participate in instant message conversation or participate in online chats, talk on a telephone, send…...
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What type of content are smartphone users addicted to

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Se-Hoon Jeong¹, HyoungJee Kim¹, Jung-Yoon Yum¹, Yoori Hwang²•Institutions (2)

RMIT University¹, Myongji University²

01 Jan 2016-Computers in Human Behavior

TL;DR: Users who have lower self-control and those who have greater stress were more likely to be addicted to smartphones, and media content types including SNS, game use, and entertainment-related use were positive predictors.

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Technology use, self-directed learning, student engagement and academic performance

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Tabassum Rashid¹, Hanan M. Asghar²•Institutions (2)

Effat University¹, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich²

01 Oct 2016-Computers in Human Behavior

TL;DR: In this article, a path model with technology use, student engagement, self-directed learning and academic performance among undergraduate students was inspected, showing that use of technology has a direct positive relationship with students' engagement and selfdirected learning, however, no significant direct effect was found between technology use and academic performances.

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The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites

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Nicole B. Ellison¹, Charles Steinfield¹, Cliff Lampe¹•Institutions (1)

Michigan State University¹

01 Jul 2007-Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

TL;DR: Facebook usage was found to interact with measures of psychological well-being, suggesting that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.

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Abstract: This study examines the relationship between use of Facebook, a popular online social network site, and the formation and maintenance of social capital. In addition to assessing bonding and bridging social capital, we explore a dimension of social capital that assesses one’s ability to stay connected with members of a previously inhabited community, which we call maintained social capital. Regression analyses conducted on results from a survey of undergraduate students (N = 286) suggest a strong association between use of Facebook and the three types of social capital, with the strongest relationship being to bridging social capital. In addition, Facebook usage was found to interact with measures of psychological well-being, suggesting that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.

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...…attitudinal statements (e.g., ‘‘Facebook is part of my everyday activity’’ or ‘‘I would be sorry if Facebook shut down’’) initially as open-ended questions (Ellison et al., 2007) plus an assessment of daily hours and minutes spent on the site and an accounting of the number of Facebook friends on…...
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...…statements (e.g., ‘‘Facebook is part of my everyday activity’’ or ‘‘I would be sorry if Facebook shut down’’) initially as open-ended questions (Ellison et al., 2007) plus an assessment of daily hours and minutes spent on the site and an accounting of the number of Facebook friends on a…...
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Consumer acceptance and use of information technology: extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology

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Viswanath Venkatesh¹, James Y.L. Thong², Xin Xu³•Institutions (3)

University of Arkansas¹, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology², Hong Kong Polytechnic University³

01 Mar 2012-Management Information Systems Quarterly

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extended the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to study acceptance of technology in a consumer context and proposed UTAUT2 incorporating three constructs into UTAAUT: hedonic motivation, price value, and habit.

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Abstract: This paper extends the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to study acceptance and use of technology in a consumer context. Our proposed UTAUT2 incorporates three constructs into UTAUT: hedonic motivation, price value, and habit. Individual differences--namely, age, gender, and experience--are hypothesized to moderate the effects of these constructs on behavioral intention and technology use. Results from a two-stage online survey, with technology use data collected four months after the first survey, of 1,512 mobile Internet consumers supported our model. Compared to UTAUT, the extensions proposed in UTAUT2 produced a substantial improvement in the variance explained in behavioral intention (56 percent to 74 percent) and technology use (40 percent to 52 percent). The theoretical and managerial implications of these results are discussed.

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Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technology: Extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology

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Viswanath Venkatesh¹, James Y.L. Thong², Xin Xu³•Institutions (3)

Virginia Tech¹, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology², Hong Kong Polytechnic University³

09 Feb 2012-Social Science Research Network

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Abstract: This paper extends the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to study acceptance and use of technology in a consumer context. Our proposed UTAUT2 incorporates three constructs into UTAUT: hedonic motivation, price value, and habit. Individual differences — namely, age, gender, and experience — are hypothesized to moderate the effects of these constructs on behavioral intention and technology use. Results from a two-stage online survey, with technology use data collected four months after the first survey, of 1,512 mobile Internet consumers supported our model. Compared to UTAUT, the extensions proposed in UTAUT2 produced a substantial improvement in the variance explained in behavioral intention (56 percent to 74 percent) and technology use (40 percent to 52 percent). The theoretical and managerial implications of these results are discussed.

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Internet Addiction: The Emergence of a New Clinical Disorder

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Kimberly S. Young

01 Jan 1998-Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

TL;DR: This study investigated the existence of Internet addiction and the extent of problems caused by such potential misuse by developing a brief eight-item questionnaire referred to as a Diagnostic Questionnaire (DQ), which can be defined as an impulse-control disorder that does not involve an intoxicant.

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Abstract: Anecdotal reports indicated that some on-line users were becoming addicted to the Internet in much the same way that others became addicted to drugs or alcohol, which resulted in academic, social, and occupational impairment. However, research among sociologists, psychologists, or psychiatrists has not formally identified addictive use of the Internet as a problematic behavior. This study investigated the existence of Internet addiction and the extent of problems caused by such potential misuse. Of all the diagnoses referenced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fourth Edition (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1995), Pathological Gambling was viewed as most akin to the pathological nature of Internet use. By using Pathological Gambling as a model, addictive Internet use can be defined as an impulse-control disorder that does not involve an intoxicant. Therefore, this study developed a brief eight-item questionnaire referred to as a Diagnostic Questionnaire (DQ), which mod...

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...Internet Addiction Test: Young’s (1998) short 8-item Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used....
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...IAT scores were treated as a bivariate variable with a score of ‘‘5’’ or more indicating an Internet addiction disorder as noted by Young (1998)....
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Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being?

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Robert E. Kraut¹, Michael Patterson, Vicki Lundmark, Sara Kiesler, Tridas Mukophadhyay, William L. Scherlis - Show less +2 more•Institutions (1)

Carnegie Mellon University¹

01 Sep 1998-American Psychologist

TL;DR: Greater use of the Internet was associated with declines in participants' communication with family members in the household, declines in the size of their social circle, and increases in their depression and loneliness.

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Abstract: The Internet could change the lives of average citizens as much as did the telephone in the early part of the 20th century and television in the 1950s and 1960s. Researchers and social critics are debating whether the Internet is improving or harming participation in community life and social relationships. This research examined the social and psychological impact of the Internet on 169 people in 73 households during their first 1 to 2 years on-line. We used longitudinal data to examine the effects of the Internet on social involvement and psychological well-being. In this sample, the Internet was used extensively for communication. Nonetheless, greater use of the Internet was associated with declines in participants' communication with family members in the household, declines in the size of their social circle, and increases in their depression and loneliness. These findings have implications for research, for public policy and for the design of technology.

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...…Scale: An empirical investigation L.D. Rosen ⇑, K. Whaling, L.M. Carrier, N.A. Cheever, J. Rokkum California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA 90747, United States a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Keywords: Technology and media usage Anxiety Attitudes toward technology Smartphone Video…...
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...…became the norm, measuring media and technology use most often involved monitoring hours and minutes spent doing various computer activities (Kraut et al., 1998; Stanger & Gridina, 1999; Subrahmanyam, Kraut, Greenfield, & Gross, 2000), watching television (Stanger, 1998), playing video…...
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...In the pioneering HomeNet Study, for example, Kraut et al. (1998) reported Internet use in hours per week....
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