Factors Affecting User's Behavior of Smartphone: Integrated Model of Service Distribution, Addiction and Consequence

LEE,, W. , & SHIN,, L. Y. (2022). Factors Affecting User's Behavior of Smartphone: Integrated Model of Service Distribution, Addiction and Consequence. The Journal of Distribution Science, 20(11), 99-108, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15722/jds.20.11.202211.99

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Abstract

Purpose: The wide distribution of smartphones has changed life and user behavior. This phenomenon has both advantages and disadvantages for users. As smartphones become a part of our daily lives, smartphone addiction has recently become a social issue in many countries. This study explores factors that affect smartphone addiction and the consequences of addictive behaviors. Research design, data and methodology: Our model hypothesizes that four key factors determine addictive behavior: flow, enjoyment, preference for online social life, and escape reality. Commitment and compulsive use are mediating variables that connect key drivers and addictive results. Based on the SEM (structural equation model) analysis of 497 survey responses, these four driving factors each have a significant effect on the compulsive use of smartphones directly or indirectly; the compulsive use of smartphones directly influences the three results Results: We conducted a reliability and validity analysis, and the results were successful. In the hypothesis test, every path is accepted as expected at the significance level of 0.05. Conclusions: Among the four driving factors, escape reality is the vital factor influencing smartphone addiction and its consequences. And anxiety is the number one consequence influenced by the compulsive use of smartphones.

keywords: Smartphone addiction, Addictive Behavior, Commitment, Compulsive Use, User Behavior

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Vol.20 No.11

Factors Affecting User's Behavior of Smartphone: Integrated Model of Service Distribution, Addiction and Consequence

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