Glued to your phone? Generation Z's smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying

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Highlights:

• Investigates the novel connection between smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying.

• A sample of 275 young adults belonging to Generation Z was used.

• Smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying are related.

• Mood regulatory behaviour and flow experience act as strengthening factors in this relationship.

摘要

•Investigates the novel connection between smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying.•A sample of 275 young adults belonging to Generation Z was used.•Smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying are related.•Mood regulatory behaviour and flow experience act as strengthening factors in this relationship.

论文关键词:Smartphone addiction,Generation Z,Compulsive buying,S–O-R,Flow experience,Mood regulation

论文评审过程:Received 7 May 2022, Revised 11 July 2022, Accepted 12 July 2022, Available online 15 July 2022, Version of Record 20 July 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107404