Effects of materialism on problematic smartphone dependency among adolescents: The role of gender and gratifications
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Highlights：
• Paper argues for the concept of Problematic Smartphone Dependency (PSD).
• Model explains PSD by materialism mediated by use gratifications at adolescence.
• Model is consistent with I-PACE model, gratification theory and social role theory.
• Both social-oriented and process-oriented smartphone use are influenced by gender.
• Gender moderates the relationship between materialism and PSD for teenagers.
摘要
•Paper argues for the concept of Problematic Smartphone Dependency (PSD).•Model explains PSD by materialism mediated by use gratifications at adolescence.•Model is consistent with I-PACE model, gratification theory and social role theory.•Both social-oriented and process-oriented smartphone use are influenced by gender.•Gender moderates the relationship between materialism and PSD for teenagers.
论文关键词：Digital natives adolescents,Youth materialism,Problematic smartphone dependency,Social-oriented smartphone use,Gender effect,Gratifications,Process-oriented smartphone use
论文评审过程：Received 7 November 2019, Revised 22 April 2020, Accepted 23 April 2020, Available online 19 May 2020, Version of Record 19 May 2020.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102134
