Does Persuasive Technology Make Smartphones More Addictive? Survey results

The study uses questionnaires and in-depth interviews to examine the impact of persuasive technologies on young smartphone users. The participants of the study are 18 to 26 years old Chinese university students. Questionnaires were distributed through a university forum, student group chats, and Tencent Survey Service. Among the 183 participants, 84.70% (n=155) spend over (or equal to) four hours per day on their smartphone, 44.26% (n=81) indicate that smartphones negatively affect their studies or professional life. The preprint version of the paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.02604