Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/5584
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorProf. LEUNG Wing Chi, Louisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-22T08:38:05Z-
dc.date.available2019-02-22T08:38:05Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationComputers in Human Behavior, Jul. 2015, vol. 48, pp. 382-391.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0747-5632-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/5584-
dc.description.abstractA tablet may be the best media device to use to spend time alone or enjoy a moment of solitude to release stress. The goal of this study is to examine how the desire for aloneness and leisure boredom play a role in influencing diverse activities when using the tablet and how these socio-psychological states, tablet activities, and location of tablet use may affect the perception of stress reduction, especially when the tablet is used alone. Data were gathered from a probability sample of 948 respondents, of which 348 were tablet users, through a telephone survey. Results indicate that people with a high preference for aloneness were more active tablet users of utility-, information-, social-, and fun seeking-oriented activities, while those who were leisurely bored did not show any significant difference. People with a high desire for aloneness and the leisurely bored tended to have a higher perception that using the tablet in solitude can help them reduce stress. Heavy users of both social- and fun seeking-oriented activities on the tablets also significantly predicted the perception of stress reduction in tablet use alone, particularly in the privacy of their bathroom. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofComputers in Human Behavioren_US
dc.titleUsing tablet in solitude for stress reduction: An examination of desire for aloneness, leisure boredom, tablet activities, and location of useen_US
dc.typePeer Reviewed Journal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.068-
item.fulltextNo Fulltext-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Applied Data Science-
Appears in Collections:Journalism & Communication - Publication
Show simple item record

SCOPUSTM   
Citations

43
checked on Dec 15, 2024

Page view(s)

106
Last Week
0
Last month
checked on Dec 20, 2024

Google ScholarTM

Impact Indices

Altmetric

PlumX

Metrics


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.