This study examined physiological stress reactions—galvanic skin response (GSR) and heart rate—to an induced state of nomophobia (inability to use one’s smartphone). A 2 x 2 experimental design was employed: half the participants received text message smartphone alerts that they could not answer; the other half silenced and put away their phones. Half the participants were heavy technology users and half were moderate technology users to examine stress reactions between groups that had previously displayed differing levels of self-reported anxiety. |
