My virtual friend: A qualitative analysis of the attitudes and experiences of Smartphone users: Implications for Smartphone attachment

Chris Fullwood; Sally Quinn; Linda K. Kaye; Charlotte Redding

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.029

My virtual friend: A qualitative analysis of the attitudes and experiences of Smartphone users: Implications for Smartphone attachment

Chris Fullwood^*
, Sally Quinn
, Linda K. Kaye
, Charlotte Redding

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Wolverhampton
University of York
Edge Hill University

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-355
Number of pages	9
Journal	Computers in Human Behavior
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.029
Publication status	Published (VoR) - Oct 2017

Keywords

Attachment
Attitudes
Experiences
Focus group
Smartphones
Thematic analysis

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