Table 7.
Correlations between MTUAS subscales and anxiety about not being able to check in with various technologies.
| Subscale | Anxiety about not checking in often enough with specific media/technology | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text messages | Phone calls | Social networks | Personal E-mail | Work/school E-mail | Voice mail | |
| Media usage subscalea | ||||||
| Smartphone usage | .44*** | .19*** | .33*** | .17*** | .17*** | .09* |
| General Facebook usage | .35*** | .23*** | .44*** | .19*** | .08 | .04 |
| Internet searching | .32*** | .16*** | .30*** | .30*** | .24*** | .04 |
| E-mailing | .24*** | .17*** | .15*** | .36*** | .38*** | .12** |
| Media sharing | .27*** | .14** | .28*** | .21*** | .18*** | .07 |
| Text messaging | .51*** | .27*** | .29*** | .18*** | .23*** | .07 |
| Video gaming | .24*** | .10* | .27*** | .16*** | .09* | .06 |
| Online friendships | .08 | .05 | .22*** | .14** | .08 | .10 |
| Facebook friendships | .31*** | .08 | .17** | .03 | −.04 | .01 |
| Phone calling | .20*** | .30*** | .12** | .20*** | .14** | .26*** |
| Television viewing | .06 | .05 | .09* | .04 | .00 | .03 |
| Attitude subscale | ||||||
| Positiveb | .36*** | .29*** | .28*** | .28*** | .21*** | .13** |
| Anxiety and dependencec | .57*** | .46*** | .46*** | .36*** | .28*** | .16*** |
| Negatived | −.17*** | −.17*** | −.21*** | −.17*** | −.08* | −.09* |
| Multitasking preferencee | −.16*** | −.12** | −.13** | −.17*** | −.16*** | −.07 |
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.
a
Scale ranges from 1 to 10 with higher numbers indicating more daily usage.
b
Scale ranges from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes toward technology.
c
Scale ranges from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more technological anxiety and dependence.
d
Scale ranges from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more negative attitudes toward technology.
e
Scores range from 1 to 5 with lower scores indicating increased preference for task switching.