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This study examines the relationship between flow and multitasking in the context of problematic smartphone use (PSU). PSU is the inability to regulate smartphone use, which has negative consequences. The study examines how flow, a state of intense concentration and immersion, contributes to PSU, mainly when facilitated by media multitasking - the simultaneous engagement in multiple media activities and how these factors are associated with the different types of uses. Data were collected fro...This study examines the relationship between flow and multitasking in the context of problematic smartphone use (PSU). PSU is the inability to regulate smartphone use, which has negative consequences. The study examines how flow, a state of intense concentration and immersion, contributes to PSU, mainly when facilitated by media multitasking - the simultaneous engagement in multiple media activities and how these factors are associated with the different types of uses. Data were collected from 374 participants, including 219 women, 154 men and one non binary person, with an average age of 31.72 years and mainly consisted of students. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect the data, including the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS-10), screen time measurement, usage type scales, and the Media Multitasking-Revised Scale (MMT-R). The results of correlation analyses showed that procedural and habitual smartphone use significantly predict flow and media multitasking. Additionally, the results of mediation analyses revealed that media multitasking mediates the correlation between flow and PSU and between flow and screen time. These mediations emphasize the reinforcing effects of multitasking on flow and PSU. The study complements the current research with a meaningful new contribution on the role of media multitasking in problematic smartphone use behaviours and screen time, showing that its mediating role should be considered in interventions for healthier smartphone use.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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