Narcissism and Immersion in Smartphones : A Behavioral Observation Approach

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カトウ, ジン

Kato, Jin

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

スマートフォンへの没入

行動観察

Narcissism

Immersion in Smartphone

Behavioral Observation

Immersion in smartphones such as texting while walking in a public space diverts attentions from surroundings and may cause serious accidents. In order to understand what psychological factors trigger immersion in smartphones, we examine how narcissism is related to smartphone use in a subway with a behavioral observation approach. Two observers independently judged each target’s smartphone use and narcissism based on their physical appearance. Correlation analysis showed that narcissism based on physical appearance is positively correlated with the texting-while-walking situation, and positively correlated with the use of social network games. These findings partially support our prediction that people high in narcissism are immersed in smartphone use in public. In other words, smartphones might lead to immersion among those high in narcissism who seek psychological incentives.