The Smartphone as a Pacifying Technology
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DOI: 10.1093/jcr/ucaa005
Abstract: In light of consumers’ growing dependence on their smartphones, this article investigates the nature of the relationship that consumers form with their smartphone and its underlying mechanisms. We propose that in addition to obvious functional… read more here.
Keywords: psychological comfort; smartphone pacifying; smartphone; pacifying technology ... See more keywords