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Analysis of the Pre and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown Use of Smartphone Apps in Spain
Alberto UrueñaAlberto SolanoEmilio Soria-olivasMarcelino Martínez-soberIvan FayosFernando Mateosubject
TechnologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)QH301-705.5QC1-999media_common.quotation_subjectApplied psychology050801 communication & media studies050109 social psychologysmartphone use0508 media and communicationsmanifold learning0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGeneral Materials ScienceBiology (General)Big Five personality traitsCluster analysisQD1-999InstrumentationPre and postmedia_commonFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesTPhysicsProcess Chemistry and TechnologyAddiction05 social sciencesGeneral EngineeringCOVID-19Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)Computer Science ApplicationsSpanish populationChemistrymachine learningSmartphone appTracking (education)TA1-2040Psychologydescription
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed our daily habits and has undoubtedly affected our smartphone usage time. This paper attempts to characterize the changes in the time of use of smartphones and their applications between the pre-lockdown and post-lockdown periods in Spain, during the first COVID-19 confinement in 2020. This study analyzes data from 1940 participants, which was obtained both from a survey and from a tracking application installed on their smartphones. We propose manifold learning techniques such as clustering, to assess, both in a quantitative and in a qualitative way, the behavioral and social effects and implications of confinement in the Spanish population. We also determine the Big Five personality traits along with addiction, Social Digital Pressure and depression indicators for every group determined by the clustering.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | Applied Sciences |