Understanding compulsive smartphone use: An empirical test of a flow-based model

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Highlights：

• This study aims to investigate the formation of compulsive smartphone use.

• We examine the effects of instant gratification, mood regulation, and convenience.

• Behavioral activation/inhibition systems (BAS/BIS) and flow are also examined.

• Our empirical results show that flow plays a mediating role in the research model.

• BAS affects instant gratification, convenience, and BIS affects mood regulation.

摘要

•This study aims to investigate the formation of compulsive smartphone use.•We examine the effects of instant gratification, mood regulation, and convenience.•Behavioral activation/inhibition systems (BAS/BIS) and flow are also examined.•Our empirical results show that flow plays a mediating role in the research model.•BAS affects instant gratification, convenience, and BIS affects mood regulation.

论文关键词：Compulsive smartphone use,Flow,Reinforcement motives,Convenience,Personal trait

论文评审过程：Received 6 July 2016, Revised 2 April 2017, Accepted 3 April 2017, Available online 23 May 2017, Version of Record 23 May 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.04.009