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COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
卷 27, 期 1, 页码 333-342出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.08.011
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Australia; Identity; Mobile phone; Motivations; Youth
Little is known about the psychological underpinnings of young people's mobile phone behaviour. In the present research, 292 young Australians, aged 16-24 years, completed an online survey assessing the effects of self-identity, in-group norm, the need to belong, and self-esteem on their frequency of mobile phone use and mobile phone involvement, conceptualised as people's degree of cognitive and behavioural association with their mobile phone. Structural equation modelling revealed that age (younger) and self-identity significantly predicted the frequency of mobile phone use. In contrast, age (younger), gender (female), self-identity and in-group norm predicted young people's mobile phone involvement. Neither self-esteem nor the need to belong significantly predicted mobile phone behaviour. The present study contributes to our understanding of this phenomenon and provides an indication of the characteristics of young people who may become highly involved with their mobile phone. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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