Antecedents and consequences of smartphone self-extension.

作者：Morgan Quinn Ross, Kostadin Kushlev · 发表于：Psychology of Popular Media · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1037/ppm0000540 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Impact of Technology on Adolescents、Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

The psychological connection between mobile media (e.g., smartphones) and the self is a central consideration of mobile communication scholarship.Using a two-wave panel design (N = 227), we tested potential antecedents and consequences of a key construct that indexes this connection smartphone self-extension.Both functionality and identity self-extension predicted perceiving smartphone use as more enjoyable.Moreover, functionality self-extension was predicted by frequent and habitual smartphone use, whereas identity self-extension was predicted by smartphone use to pass time while bored, problematic smartphone use, and viewing the smartphone as a reflection of self (and predicted less autonomy).These findings pave the way for future research and theory on smartphone self-extension.