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Individuals' perceptions of technology and its relationship with ambition, unemployment, loneliness and insomnia in the Gulf

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  • Jaradat, Maram
  • Jibreel, Manal
  • Skaik, Huda

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The aim of this study is multi-faceted: (i) to explore individuals' perspectives of the use of technology and its impacts, (ii) to identify the extent of children's use of technology, (iii) to examine the correlation between technology and ambition, unemployment, loneliness and insomnia. The data were collected from 256 participants in the Arab Gulf states using an online survey. The study found that participants have positive perceptions of technology and its benefits with highlighting some of its negative impacts, and that children use technology and electronic devices excessively, which affects them negatively. The results also showed that there was significant correlation between using technology and individuals' ambition, unemployment, loneliness and insomnia.

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  • Jaradat, Maram & Jibreel, Manal & Skaik, Huda, 2020. "Individuals' perceptions of technology and its relationship with ambition, unemployment, loneliness and insomnia in the Gulf," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:60:y:2020:i:c:s0160791x19302301
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101199
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