Generation Z’s Smartphone and Social Media Usage:A Survey

• 作者: Niaz Ahmed
• 来源期刊: 新闻与大众传媒:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: SOCIAL media ADDICTION SMARTPHONE ADDICTION Internet ADDICTION
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（3）
• 页码范围: 101-122
• 页数: 22页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

This study examined the smartphone and social media usage among Generation Z.A survey was completed by a non-random sample of 415 students at State University of New York in Oneonta during the academic year 2017-2018.The results revealed that almost all Gen Zers(99%)own a smartphone,and 98%of them use their smartphones to connect to the Internet most of the time.More than half of Gen Zers spend nine hours or more in a typical day using their smartphones,and nearly half of them spend 3-8 hours per day on their smartphones.With regard to the use of social media,more than half of Gen Zers accessed various social media several times a day,while nearly 1 in 5 admitted accessing social media every hour of the day.As for the amount of time devoted to social media,nearly one-third of the students admitted using social media for 7-10 hours per day,and slightly less than one-third of the students spent 5-6 hours per day on social media.With regard to Generation Z’s perception of their addiction to smartphone and social media,4 in 5 students admitted that they were spending an excessive amount of time on the Internet,and two-thirds believed that they were spending too much time on social media.Furthermore,7 in 10 students admitted that they were addicted to the Internet,and nearly two-thirds believed they were addicted to social media.These findings may have significant implications for counseling and intervention for parents,educators,and policy makers.