Out of sight is not out of mind: The impact of restricting wireless mobile device use on anxiety levels among low, moderate and high users

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Highlights:

• We examined anxiety when wireless mobile devices were unexpectedly not available.

• Participants felt significantly more anxious over time.

• Heavy wireless mobile device users were more anxious than low or moderate users.

• Wireless mobile device dependency may cause anxiety when device is absent.

• Heavy wireless mobile device users may feel separation anxiety when device is absent.

摘要

•We examined anxiety when wireless mobile devices were unexpectedly not available.•Participants felt significantly more anxious over time.•Heavy wireless mobile device users were more anxious than low or moderate users.•Wireless mobile device dependency may cause anxiety when device is absent.•Heavy wireless mobile device users may feel separation anxiety when device is absent.

论文关键词:Anxiety,Smartphones,Mobile Phones,Wireless Mobile Devices,Dependence

论文评审过程:Available online 6 June 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.002