Are smartphones stress-inducing or stress-buffering for
adolescents? An experience-sampling study

J 2026

Are smartphones stress-inducing or stress-buffering for adolescents? An experience-sampling study

ŠARADÍN LEBEDÍKOVÁ, Michaela; David LACKO; Ine BEYENS a David ŠMAHEL

Základní údaje

Originální název

Are smartphones stress-inducing or stress-buffering for adolescents? An experience-sampling study

Autoři

ŠARADÍN LEBEDÍKOVÁ, Michaela ; David LACKO ; Ine BEYENS a David ŠMAHEL

Vydání

NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY, London, SAGE Publications, 2026, 1461-4448

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50802 Media and socio-cultural communication

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 4.300 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Adolescents; experience sampling; online vigilance; smartphone use; stress

Štítky

online first

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 25. 5. 2026 18:14, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Despite the far-reaching impact of stress on overall well-being, current research offers little information on whether smartphone use (SU) is stress-inducing or stress-buffering for adolescents. Building on existing media effects theories and the transactional theory of stress, this study is the first to address the effect of SU on perceived stress in adolescents (17,152 observations, N = 184, 13–17 years old) with an experience-sampling design combined with trace data. We found no effects of time spent using smartphones on stress for approximately 80% of our sample. For 20%, SU was stress-inducing, albeit with a small effect size. The results point to the importance of smartphone usage patterns besides the time spent using smartphones. Furthermore, the results provide evidence that media effects are not universal and that adolescents cannot be regarded as a homogeneous group. Our work has important implications for future research, as well as for parents and educators.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004583, interní kód MU
(Kód CEP: EH22_008/0004583)

Název: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu, Priorita 1 - Výzkum a vývoj

EH22_008/0004583, projekt VaV

Název: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu

GX19-27828X, projekt VaV

Název: Pohled do budoucnosti: Porozumění vlivu technologií na “well-being” adolescentů (Akronym: FUTURE)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being

Přiložené soubory

Are-smartphones-stress-inducing-or-stress_online_first.pdf

Citovat

ŠARADÍN LEBEDÍKOVÁ, Michaela; David LACKO; Ine BEYENS a David ŠMAHEL. Are smartphones stress-inducing or stress-buffering for adolescents? An experience-sampling study. NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY. London: SAGE Publications, 2026, s. 1-21. ISSN 1461-4448. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261438432.

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ŠARADÍN LEBEDÍKOVÁ, Michaela; David LACKO; Ine BEYENS a David ŠMAHEL. Are smartphones stress-inducing or stress-buffering for adolescents? An experience-sampling study. \textit{NEW MEDIA \&{} SOCIETY}. London: SAGE Publications, 2026, s.~1-21. ISSN~1461-4448. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261438432.

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