Cross-cultural Differences in the Relationship between Personality Traits and Mobile and Internet Addiction
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/61989592:15410/25:73631686
Result on the web
<a href="https://healthpr.org/journal/HPR/13/2/10.14440/hpr.2699711" target="_blank" >https://healthpr.org/journal/HPR/13/2/10.14440/hpr.2699711</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14440/hpr.2699711" target="_blank" >10.14440/hpr.2699711</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Cross-cultural Differences in the Relationship between Personality Traits and Mobile and Internet Addiction
Original language description
BackgroundThe widespread use of the Internet and mobile phones has introduced significant addiction-related challenges.ObjectiveThis study investigates the role of personality in mobile phone and internet addiction across two cultural contexts.MethodsA total of 1,075 Czech (84.9% female) and 710 Chinese (54.6% female) university students participated in this study. Data were collected using the Smartphone Addiction Scale, Internet Addiction Test, and Ten-Item Personality Measure, and analyzed using multiple regression models to assess cross-cultural differences.ResultsSignificantly higher addiction rates were found among Chinese students. Among Czech students, internet addiction decreased with higher levels of conscientiousness (b=−1.11), emotional stability (b=−0.60), and openness (b=−0.42), explaining 16% of the variance. For Chinese students, only conscientiousness (b=−1.23) had a significant effect, explaining 6% of the variance. Openness differed significantly between groups (p=0.02). Regarding mobile phone addiction, both groups showed similar patterns, with addiction decreasing as agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness increased. Conscientiousness had a stronger impact among Chinese students (difference=0.98, p=0.008).ConclusionFurther analysis indicated that the influence of personality on addiction varied by sex and country. These findings underscore the importance of personality and cultural factors in understanding technology addiction.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
C - Předmět řešení projektu podléhá obchodnímu tajemství (§ 504 Občanského zákoníku), ale název projektu, cíle projektu a u ukončeného nebo zastaveného projektu zhodnocení výsledku řešení projektu (údaje P03, P04, P15, P19, P29, PN8) dodané do CEP, jsou upraveny tak, aby byly zveřejnitelné.
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Health Psychology Research
ISSN
2420-8124
e-ISSN
2420-8124
Volume of the periodical
2025
Issue of the periodical within the volume
13
Country of publishing house
IT - ITALY
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
nestránkováno
UT code for WoS article
001526912000002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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