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The process of adapting to mobile tablet devised by switching between productive and distractive multitasking
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Park, Sora |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | This study explores how new users of mobile tablet devices experience and learn to adapt to the distraction they encounter due to the ubiquitous nature of the devices. After giving young adults mobile tablet devices, their uses of tablet devices were tracked for one year. A mixed method of online surveys and netnography was conducted on 35 participants in Australia. Participants were faced with continuous connectivity where they had to deal with multiple tasks. The tablet was perceived to be both an efficient tool that maximizes the use of time and a playful device that is distracting. This apparent dichotomy of productivity and distraction was well received by the participants, who did not think of the two as mutually exclusive. Participants negotiated their time and attention they gave to their devices switching from productive and distractive multitasking. Self-regulation strategies were adopted when they encountered distraction. Preventive and pre-emptive uses of the distractive activities were the main methods of dealing with the situation. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 10 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/download/9051/7144 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
