Table A9.
Mobile Device Use and Affinity Subscale Questions, Means, and Standard Deviations (SD).
| Mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Connectedness | 3.33 | 0.85 | |
| 1. | My mobile device helps me keep track of my social life better during the pandemic | 3.58 | 1.17 |
| 2. | My mobile device helps me stay close to my friends and family since the pandemic began | 4.13 | 1.03 |
| 3. | I now prefer communicating through my mobile device over face-to-face communication | 2.29 | 1.23 |
| Productivity | 3.28 | 0.78 | |
| 1. | My mobile device helps me to be more organized at work/school since the pandemic began | 3.27 | 1.19 |
| 2. | My mobile device has been helping me more stay connected and up to date with work/school activities during the pandemic | 3.53 | 1.19 |
| 3. | My productivity has decreased as a direct result of the time I spend on the mobile device now | 2.97 | 1.33 |
| Mental well-being | 3.25 | 1.11 | |
| 1. | I have used my mobile device more to make myself feel better when I was feeling down during the pandemic | 3.29 | 1.45 |
| 2. | I have used my mobile device more to talk to others when I was feeling isolated | 3.62 | 1.27 |
| 3. | Since the beginning of the pandemic using my mobile device improves my mood |
2.85 | 1.23 |
| Continuous use | 3.42 | 1.13 | |
| 1. | Since the beginning of the pandemic. I read/send text messages from my mobile device. When I am at work or in class. That are not related to what I am doing | 3.16 | 1.34 |
| 2. | I feel that the frequency of mobile device and Internet (e.g., mobile data) usage has increased since the pandemic began |
3.68 | 1.29 |
| Addiction | 2.84 | 1.10 | |
| 1. | I find myself more occupied with my mobile device (since the beginning of the pandemic) when I should be doing other things |
3.28 | 1.37 |
| 2. | I find myself more occupied on my mobile device since the pandemic began. Even when I’m with other people |
2.62 | 1.39 |
| 3. | Since the pandemic began. My friends and family complain more about my use of the mobile device | 2.03 | 1.21 |
| 4. | I find myself more engaged with my mobile device for longer periods of time than I intended since the pandemic began |
3.43 | 1.32 |
| Detrimental impacts on physical health | 2.43 | 1.18 | |
| 1. | I have aches and pains that are associated with using my mobile device | 2.38 | 1.37 |
| 2. | I have experienced light-headedness or blurred vision due to my mobile device usage | 2.34 | 1.41 |
| 3. | I lose adequate sleep due to the time I spend on my mobile device |
2.56 | 1.45 |