The five-factor model of personality and problematic smartphone use

Author

Alexander K. Knack, Western Illinois UniversityFollow
Colin R. Harbke, Western Illinois UniversityFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

26

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Thirteen studies were reviewed to better understand how smartphone ownership and use relate to the five factors of personality (i.e., openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) overall and across three different age groups. Of the 10 studies used to compare problematic smartphone use across age groups, 2 (20%) included adolescent samples, 7 (70%) included young adult samples, and 3 (30%) included adult to older adult samples. Across all samples, problematic smartphone use correlated most strongly with neuroticism (positively) and conscientiousness (negatively). Relatively weaker and more inconsistent correlations with problematic smartphone use were found for openness, extraversion, and agreeableness. Future research should emphasize sampling adolescent and older adult populations, as well as measure the six facets of each personality factor to more thoroughly explore potential links between personality and problematic smartphone use.

Keyword

problematic smartphone use; five factor personality; young adult; adolescent; older adult; lifespan differences

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Knack, Alexander K. and Harbke, Colin R. (2021) "The five-factor model of personality and problematic smartphone use," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 26: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol26/iss1/9