Permanently online and permanently connected: Development and validation of the Online Vigilance Scale.
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SUBMITTER: Reinecke L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201899 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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Permanently online and permanently connected: Development and validation of the Online Vigilance Scale.
Reinecke Leonard L Klimmt Christoph C Meier Adrian A Reich Sabine S Hefner Dorothée D Knop-Huelss Katharina K Rieger Diana D Vorderer Peter P
PloS one 20181025 10
Smartphones and other mobile devices have fundamentally changed patterns of Internet use in everyday life by making online access constantly available. The present paper offers a theoretical explication and empirical assessment of the concept of online vigilance, referring to users' permanent cognitive orientation towards online content and communication as well as their disposition to exploit these options constantly. Based on four studies, a validated and reliable self-report measure of online ...[more]
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