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

作　　者：Niaz Ahmed 

机构地区：[1]Saint Cloud State University,Minnesota,USA

出　　处：《Journalism and Mass Communication》2019年第3期101-122,共22页新闻与大众传媒（英文版）

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.

关 键 词：SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION SMARTPHONE ADDICTION Internet ADDICTION 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]