摘要:A mobile phone usage survey was administered to a nationwide sample of 3,617 adolescents. Major motivations of mobile phone usage were molilitral-ime connection,show off,informaion acqisition, entertainment,dialogue,schedule management,and advice. Maintenance of social relationship with the peer group was most important in mobile phone use. Motivations infuenced mobile phone dependency : show off had the strongest influence on anxiety/paranoia fllowed by dialogue,entertainment,mobilit real-time conctin. Without their phones,fashion-oriented adolescents showed mobile phone dependency and anxiety. Stronger dialogue and enterainment motivations were associated with weaker real time connection motivation and stronger paranoia symptoms. Mobile phone dependent adolescents had lower grades,showed lack of atention,had ltte dialogue with their parents and showed withdrawal from the peer group.
关键词:adolescent;mobile phone use motivations;mobile phone dependency;mobile phone use effects