@article{2020:kohout:five_days_,
title = {Five days without a smartphone. Smartphone use and subjective well-being: Results from a study comparing normal use with a deprivation condition},
year = {2020},
note = {The study examined the association between smartphone use and
subjective well-being by comparing regular use with a deprivation
condition. Subjective well-being is defined by cognitive and affective
components. Regular smartphone use is studied in various situations
and for different functions. Data were collected in a prolonged
qualitative quasi-experimental deprivation study (n = 11) using
diaries (n = 210 diary entries) and follow-up interviews (n = 11).
Participants kept diaries for 10 days: five days during normal
smartphone use and five days during deprivation. Afterwards, we
compared well-being during normal use and deprivation. Results show
that using the smartphone for infotainment was clearly associated with
pleasant emotions, while social interaction apps caused both negative
and positive emotions. However, results from the deprivation part of
the study indicate that in sum, satisfaction with social relations
clearly worsened when not using a smartphone. Moreover, participants
had difficulty managing daily life. Taken together, non-usage seems to
cause isolation and low subjective well-being.},
journal = {SCM Studies in Communication and Media},
pages = {394--420},
author = {Kohout, Susann and Schumann, Christina},
volume = {9},
number = {3}
}