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标题：Are mobile phones the 21st century addiction?
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作者：Richard Shambare ; Robert Rugimbana ; Takesure Zhowa 等
期刊名称：African Journal of Business Management
印刷版ISSN：1993-8233
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：573-577
DOI：10.5897/AJBM11.1940
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：The mobile or cell phone has become the 21st century icon. It is ubiquitous in the modern world, as an on-the-go talking device, an internet portal, a social networking platform, a personal organizer, and even a mobile bank. In the information age, it has become an important social accessory. Since it is relatively easy to use, portable and affordable, its diffusion continues to surpass that of other ICTs. Research increasingly suggests cell phone usage to be addictive, compulsive and habitual. Students are among the heavy users of mobile technologies, and accordingly, a 33-item questionnaire measuring addictive and habitual behaviour was administered to a sample of students. Results indicate that indeed mobile phone usage is not only habit-forming, it is also addictive; possibly the biggest non-drug addiction of the 21st century.
关键词：Addiction; dependency behaviour; cell phones; mobile phones; youths