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Chronotype and Smartphone Use among Japanese Medical Students

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  • Masahiro Toda

    (Department of Public Health, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan)

  • Nobuhiro Nishio

    (Department of Public Health, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan)

  • Satoko Ezoe

    (Shimane University Health Service Center Izumo, Shimane, Japan)

  • Tatsuya Takeshita

    (Department of Public Health, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan)

Abstract

The authors investigated associations between smartphone use and chronotype. To 196 medical university students, they administered a set of self-reporting questionnaires designed to evaluate smartphone use and chronotype. Respondents were categorized into morning types and evening types: for females, the evening types scored higher for smartphone dependence; the authors also found greater duration of Web browsing service, in particular Twitter, in the evening types. No such correlation was found for male respondents. These findings provide evidence that, particularly for females, smartphone use and/or dependence may be related to chronotype.

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  • Masahiro Toda & Nobuhiro Nishio & Satoko Ezoe & Tatsuya Takeshita, 2015. "Chronotype and Smartphone Use among Japanese Medical Students," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 5(2), pages 75-80, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:5:y:2015:i:2:p:75-80
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