Smartphone addiction: relationship between procrastination, general health and human values
Abstract
This research aimed to understand the predictive role of human values, procrastination and general health in relation to smartphone dependence. Participated 390 people from the general, with ages ranging from 18 to 69 years old (M = 27, SD = 8.91), mostly female (71%). They answered the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS, reduced version), Tuckman's Procrastination Scale, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Basic Values Survey (BVS) and demographic questions. The results indicating that smartphone dependence is positively related to procrastination, resulting in damage to general health, such as higher levels of anxiety and depression. It was concluded that values, procrastination and anxiety levels were shown to be important predictors for smartphone-dependent behavior.
Keywords
Smartphone, Procrastination, General health, Social valuesReferences
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