Smartphone Use and Smartphone Addiction in the Netherlands: Attitudes towards Interventions
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Smartphone Use and Smartphone Addiction in the Netherlands: Attitudes towards Interventions
Project Number
397
Abstract
This study aims to investigate indicators of smartphone use and smartphone
“addiction", and their associations with demographic, personality, and health behavior-related
variables. In addition, the study evaluates attitudes towards intervention methods to reduce
smartphone use.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
05-05-2025
End date
27-05-2025
Researcher
Wendy Wagenaar (Tilburg University)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/vwh4-2s50
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| can25a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| can25a001 | Do you use a smartphone? |
| can25a002 | How much screen time do you spend on your smartphone on an average day? You can provide an estimate. - hour |
| can25a003 | How much screen time do you spend on your smartphone on an average day? You can provide an estimate. - minutes |
| can25a004 | How often do you pick up your smartphone on an average day? You can provide an estimate. |
| can25a005 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Social media |
| can25a006 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Phoning |
| can25a007 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Gaming |
| can25a008 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Navigation |
| can25a009 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Messaging |
| can25a010 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Searching for information |
| can25a011 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Emailing |
| can25a012 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Watching videos |
| can25a013 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Listening to music |
| can25a014 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Reading the news |
| can25a015 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Making photographs or videos |
| can25a016 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Shopping |
| can25a017 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Making payments |
| can25a018 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 1 |
| can25a019 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 2 |
| can25a020 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 3 |
| can25a021 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 1 [text] |
| can25a022 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 2 [text] |
| can25a023 | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 3 [text] |
| can25a024 | What was your average daily screen time on the smartphone in the past week? - hour |
| can25a025 | What was your average daily screen time on the smartphone in the past week? - minutes |
| can25a026 | Because of my smartphone use, I have difficulty completing planned tasks. |
| can25a027 | I have a hard time concentrating in class, while doing assignments, or while working due to smartphone use. |
| can25a028 | I feel pain at the back of the neck or in the wrists while using a smartphone. |
| can25a029 | I will not be able to stand not having a smartphone. |
| can25a030 | I feel impatient and fretful when I do not have my smartphone nearby. |
| can25a031 | I have my smartphone on my mind even when I am not using it. |
| can25a032 | I will never give up using my smartphone even when my daily life is already greatly affected by it. |
| can25a033 | I constantly check my smartphone so as not to miss anything on social media. |
| can25a034 | I use my smartphone longer than I had intended. |
| can25a035 | The people around me tell me that I use my smartphone too much. |
| can25a036 | The amount of time I spend on my smartphone, I consider to be: |
| can25a037 | I intend to cut down on my smartphone use. |
| can25a038 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Keeping my phone out of sight |
| can25a039 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Switching off unnecessary alerts |
| can25a040 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Setting my phone to silent throughout the whole day |
| can25a041 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Placing my phone out of reach when I go to bed |
| can25a042 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Leaving my phone at home when I don’t need it |
| can25a043 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Adjusting the color temperature to filter blue light |
| can25a044 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Using apps to limit screen time |
| can25a045 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Using a smaller sized phone |
| can25a046 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Making arrangements with others about phone usage |
| can25a047 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Hiding social media and email apps (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Gmail, Outlook) |
| can25a048 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Other, namely: |
| can25a049 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Other, namely: [text] |
| can25a050 | I have tried to cut down on my smartphone use in the past year. |
| can25a051 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Keeping my phone out of sight |
| can25a052 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Switching off unnecessary alerts |
| can25a053 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Setting my phone to silent throughout the whole day |
| can25a054 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Placing my phone out of reach when I go to bed |
| can25a055 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Leaving my phone at home when I don’t need it |
| can25a056 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Adjusting the color temperature to filter blue light |
| can25a057 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Using apps to limit screen time |
| can25a058 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Using a smaller sized phone |
| can25a059 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Making arrangements with others about phone usage |
| can25a060 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Hiding social media and email apps (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Gmail, Outlook) |
| can25a061 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Other, namely: |
| can25a062 | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Other, namely: [text] |
| can25a063 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Keeping my phone out of sight |
| can25a064 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Switching off unnecessary alerts |
| can25a065 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Setting my phone to silent throughout the whole day |
| can25a066 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Placing my phone out of reach when I go to bed |
| can25a067 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Leaving my phone at home when I don’t need it |
| can25a068 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Adjusting the color temperature to filter blue light |
| can25a069 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Using apps to limit screen time |
| can25a070 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Using a smaller sized phone |
| can25a071 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Making arrangements with others about phone usage |
| can25a072 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Hiding social media and email apps (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Gmail, Outlook) |
| can25a073 | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - [can25a062] |
| can25a074 | I want support to gain more control over my smartphone use. |
| can25a075 | I want to use technology as a tool to gain more control over my smartphone use. |
| can25a076 | I want support from my surroundings to gain more control over my smartphone use . |
| can25a077 | I want to gain more control over my smartphone use in my own way. |
| can25a078 | If I were to spend less time on my smartphone, I would mainly spend this time instead on: |
| can25a079 | If I were to spend less time on my smartphone, I would mainly spend this time instead on: Other, namely: [text] |
| can25a080 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| can25a081 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| can25a082 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| can25a083 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| can25a084 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| can25a085 | Starting date questionnaire. |
| can25a086 | Starting time questionnaire. |
| can25a087 | End date questionnaire. |
| can25a088 | End time questionnaire. |
| can25a089 | Duration in seconds. |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,914 (100.0%)Non-response: 657 (22.5%)
Response: 2,257 (77.5%)
Complete: 2,229 (76.5%)
in target group: 2,116 (72.6%)
not in target group: 113 (3.9%)
Incomplete: 28 (1.0%)
Collection Events
Period
05-05-2025 to 27-05-2025
Sample
A random sample of panel members aged 18 years and older.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents