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. 2021 Sep 9;12:708970. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708970

TABLE 2.

Psycho-attitudinal traits of different user types.

User type responses Below average users (hypo-connected antagonists) Average users (balanced majority) Heavy users (hyper-connected enthusiasts) Excessive users (Indulgent zealots)
Most used apps Social networking; news and informational browsing Social networking; news and informational browsing; video-sharing services; music; shopping Social networking; news and informational browsing; video-sharing services; music; shopping; entertainment Social networking; news and informational browsing; video-sharing services; music; shopping; entertainment; gaming; live streaming
Bedtime and Wake-up Use 20–30 min before bed; 5–20 min after wake-up 30-60 min before bed; 10-20 min after wake-up 0.5-1.5 h before bed; 10-20 min after wake-up 0.5 – 2 h before bed; 10-30 min after wake-up
Phone out of sight Feel calm (50%); Lose sense of safety (50%) Feel uneasy, anxious or unsafe (73%); Feel disconnected, insecure Cannot concentrate; Don’t feel myself (85%) Feel anxious, a sense of loss, agitated (100%)
Think about the smartphone during class Sometimes (25%) Often or sometimes (52.8%) Often or sometimes (76.2%) Often or sometimes (77.8%)
Phubbing Occasionally (25%) Sometimes or often (51%) Sometimes or often (75%) Sometimes or often (78%)
When leaving smartphone behind Feel unsafe (50%); Feel just fine or even happy (50%); Must go back and get it (25%) Feel agitated, unsafe, antsy, bored (81%); Must return and find it (65%) Feel edgy, bored, unfocused, isolated (95%); Must go back and get it back (45%) Feel uneasy, disconnected from the world (89%); Must go back to pick it up before doing anything else (89%)
Worry about smartphone time and tried to reduce Yes (25%) Yes (51.4%) Yes (38.1%) Yes (77.8%)