Smartphone Use and Exercise Characteristics

Hedonic smartphone use, or playing with a mobile device, is linked to Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU). This study examined how exercise practices, such as frequency, duration, and perceived intensity, relate to hedonic and utilitarian (sports- and work-context) smartphone use. Regularly exercising adults (360, 132 men, M age = 39.0±9.8, M weekly exercise = 5.8±1.9) volunteered for the study and provided demographic information about their exercise and smartphone use habits. Results showed that exercise characteristics affected the total daily smartphone use, with perceived exercise intensity having a negative effect. Moreover, exercise frequency and duration (but not intensity) positively affected sports-related smartphone use, which was inversely related to hedonic use. Therefore, exercise practices affect daily smartphone use and indirectly affect hedonic use by promoting utilitarian use. The current results may account for the inverse relationship between regular exercise and PSU. Further research on testing the mechanism by which exercise lowers hedonic smartphone use is needed.

愉悦型智能手机使用，亦即与移动设备的互动，与问题型智能手机使用（PSU）之间存在关联。本研究探讨了锻炼实践，如频率、持续时间和感知强度，如何与愉悦型以及功利型（运动和工作环境中的）智能手机使用相关联。参与研究的成年锻炼者（360名，其中132名为男性，平均年龄为39.0±9.8岁，平均每周锻炼次数为5.8±1.9次）自愿提供有关其锻炼和智能手机使用习惯的人口统计信息。研究结果揭示了锻炼特征对每日智能手机总使用时间的影响，其中感知锻炼强度具有负面影响。此外，锻炼频率和持续时间（而非强度）对与运动相关的智能手机使用具有正面影响，这与愉悦型使用呈负相关。因此，锻炼实践影响日常智能手机使用，并通过促进功利型使用间接影响愉悦型使用。当前结果可能解释了规律锻炼与PSU之间的负相关关系。进一步研究锻炼降低愉悦型智能手机使用的机制是必要的。