Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]

The widespread use of smartphones and online text messages for communication has influenced and changed the everyday lives of its users. Undoubtedly, smartphones can enhance and advance our working life and personal life to suit modern lifestyles. However, some of the smartphone users show overdepen...

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Main Authors: Shahrom, Melissa, Ghazali, Norfazlina, Azmi, Farah Syazreena, Alwi, Anisah, Abdul Majid, Afiza
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2017
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29430/
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Ghazali, Norfazlina
Azmi, Farah Syazreena
Alwi, Anisah
Abdul Majid, Afiza
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Azmi, Farah Syazreena
Alwi, Anisah
Abdul Majid, Afiza
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description The widespread use of smartphones and online text messages for communication has influenced and changed the everyday lives of its users. Undoubtedly, smartphones can enhance and advance our working life and personal life to suit modern lifestyles. However, some of the smartphone users show overdependence on the smartphone’s applications especially on mobile communications to share and receive immediate information either for their work or personal related matters. ‘Text-message dependency’ is a term used to refer to these users who use and rely so much on text messaging applications. This obsessive use of mobile communications can lead to numerous psychological and behavioural symptoms such as problematic addictions, obsessions, health risks and also produce negative social outcomes. The research concentrates to study the factors that contribute to text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory. The research is significant and important for the society and national development in several aspects; 1) educate the society about the risks of smartphone addiction, 2) provide guidelines and insight to the ministry of health and multimedia development, and 3) give awareness to the application developers on the future demand of smartphone applications that relates to behaviour control.
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spelling uitm-294302020-04-08T15:26:46Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29430/ Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.] abrij Shahrom, Melissa Ghazali, Norfazlina Azmi, Farah Syazreena Alwi, Anisah Abdul Majid, Afiza Mobile commerce Communication of technical information The widespread use of smartphones and online text messages for communication has influenced and changed the everyday lives of its users. Undoubtedly, smartphones can enhance and advance our working life and personal life to suit modern lifestyles. However, some of the smartphone users show overdependence on the smartphone’s applications especially on mobile communications to share and receive immediate information either for their work or personal related matters. ‘Text-message dependency’ is a term used to refer to these users who use and rely so much on text messaging applications. This obsessive use of mobile communications can lead to numerous psychological and behavioural symptoms such as problematic addictions, obsessions, health risks and also produce negative social outcomes. The research concentrates to study the factors that contribute to text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory. The research is significant and important for the society and national development in several aspects; 1) educate the society about the risks of smartphone addiction, 2) provide guidelines and insight to the ministry of health and multimedia development, and 3) give awareness to the application developers on the future demand of smartphone applications that relates to behaviour control. Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29430/1/AJ_MELISSA%20SHAHROM%20ABRIJ%20B%2017.pdf Shahrom, Melissa and Ghazali, Norfazlina and Azmi, Farah Syazreena and Alwi, Anisah and Abdul Majid, Afiza (2017) Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]. (2017) Advances in Business Research International Journal <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Advances_in_Business_Research_International_Journal.html>, 3 (2). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2462-1838 https://abrij.uitm.edu.my
spellingShingle Mobile commerce
Communication of technical information
Shahrom, Melissa
Ghazali, Norfazlina
Azmi, Farah Syazreena
Alwi, Anisah
Abdul Majid, Afiza
Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]
title Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]
title_full Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]
title_fullStr Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]
title_short Examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / Melissa Shahrom … [et al.]
title_sort examining the relationship between text-message dependency and psychological or behavioural symptoms from the perspective of self-perception theory / melissa shahrom … [et al.]
topic Mobile commerce
Communication of technical information
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29430/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29430/