The frustrations and benefits of mobile device usage in the home when co-present with family members

• Main Authors: ODUOR, Erick, NEUSTAEDTER, Carman, ODOM, William, TANG, Anthony, MOALLEM, Niala, TORY, Melanie, IRANI, Pourang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Disconnection; Families; Mobile phones; Social connection; Information Security
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7895; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8898/viewcontent/p1315_oduor_DIS2016__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Mobile devices have begun to raise questions around the potential for overuse when in the presence of family or friends. As such, we conducted a diary and interview study to understand how people use mobile devices in the presence of others at home, and how this shapes their behavior and household d...