Nomophobia is defined as the fear of being out of mobile phone contact and is considered a
modern age phobia introduced to our lives as a byproduct of the interaction between people …

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed our social lives. Stay-at-home orders
and physical distancing guidelines have led to restricted face-to-face interactions. The role …

This study deals with two studies that develop and compare a measure and model of
hierarchical needs of smartphone use from US and Korean users. The first study examines …

In the twenty-first century, thanks to the development of information and communication
technologies that, communication possibilities between people is getting unlimited. People …

Awareness and knowledge have been identified as essential requirements to successfully
combat the global threat which COVID-19 currently poses. Rural communities are …

This study employs the uses and gratification approach to investigate how different forms of
Facebook use are linked to bridging social capital and bonding social capital. A survey of …

This contribution examines the different concepts known as social informatics that have
historically been separate. The paradigm that is preferred worldwide (based on Kling) is well …

Extant research on parents' choices for child media consumption focuses exclusively on
parental beliefs and motives along with demographic variables. However, given parental …

This multi-phase study contributes to the uses and gratifications literature by focusing on
young adults in the USA and their use of smartphone applications (apps) in the belief that a …

Mobile phones have gained an important role in the personal communication of older adults
with the members of their social support networks. Research shows that older adults …