Stevic Anja, Koban Kevin, Binder Alice, Matthes Jörg
Department of Communication, University of Vienna, Austria.
Mob Media Commun. 2022 May;10(2):294-315. doi: 10.1177/20501579211051820.
Due to 'stay-at-home' measures, individuals increasingly relied on smartphones for social connection and for obtaining information about the COVID-19 pandemic. In a two-wave panel survey ( = 416), we investigated associations between different types of smartphone use (i.e., communicative and non-communicative), friendship satisfaction, and anxiety during the first lockdown in Austria. Our findings revealed that communicative smartphone use increased friendship satisfaction over time, validating how smartphones can be a positive influence in difficult times. Friendship satisfaction decreased anxiety after one month, signaling the importance of strong friendship networks during the crisis. Contrary to our expectations, non-communicative smartphone use had no effects on friendship satisfaction or anxiety over time. Reciprocal effects showed that anxiety increased both types of smartphone use over time. These findings are discussed in the context of mobile media effects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
由于“居家”措施，人们越来越依赖智能手机进行社交联系以及获取有关新冠疫情的信息。在一项两阶段面板调查（样本量(n = 416)）中，我们调查了奥地利首次封锁期间不同类型的智能手机使用（即交流型和非交流型）、友谊满意度与焦虑之间的关联。我们的研究结果显示，随着时间的推移，交流型智能手机使用提高了友谊满意度，证实了智能手机在困难时期可以产生积极影响。一个月后，友谊满意度降低了焦虑感，表明危机期间强大的友谊网络的重要性。与我们的预期相反，随着时间的推移，非交流型智能手机使用对友谊满意度或焦虑没有影响。相互影响表明，随着时间的推移，焦虑增加了两种类型的智能手机使用。我们将在与新冠疫情相关的移动媒体效应的背景下讨论这些发现。
