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In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency
Functional technological applications have become an integral part of our lives changing our patterns of reasoning and behavior. The current study examines whether, how and why use of WAZE app, a popular GPS-based navigation application, demonstrate behaviors and patterns which resemble those of tec...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36355802 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276449 |
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description | Functional technological applications have become an integral part of our lives changing our patterns of reasoning and behavior. The current study examines whether, how and why use of WAZE app, a popular GPS-based navigation application, demonstrate behaviors and patterns which resemble those of technological dependency. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 50 WAZE users. The questions took inspiration from the model of IT addiction, which identifies six behavioral parameters: withdrawal, conflict, mood modification, relapse, tolerance, and saliency. The novelty of the study lies in the evidence of patterns and behaviors which resemble technological dependency on the WAZE app. The findings indicate that WAZE app satisfies users’ needs driven by functionality. Four behavioral characteristics associated with IT addiction are applicable to WAZE users: mood modification, conflict, relapse, and withdrawal. The study concludes that functional technological applications may trigger behavioral indicators of technological addiction. |
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spelling | pubmed-96487682022-11-15 In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency Laor, Tal Galily, Yair PLoS One Research Article Functional technological applications have become an integral part of our lives changing our patterns of reasoning and behavior. The current study examines whether, how and why use of WAZE app, a popular GPS-based navigation application, demonstrate behaviors and patterns which resemble those of technological dependency. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 50 WAZE users. The questions took inspiration from the model of IT addiction, which identifies six behavioral parameters: withdrawal, conflict, mood modification, relapse, tolerance, and saliency. The novelty of the study lies in the evidence of patterns and behaviors which resemble technological dependency on the WAZE app. The findings indicate that WAZE app satisfies users’ needs driven by functionality. Four behavioral characteristics associated with IT addiction are applicable to WAZE users: mood modification, conflict, relapse, and withdrawal. The study concludes that functional technological applications may trigger behavioral indicators of technological addiction. Public Library of Science 2022-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9648768/ /pubmed/36355802 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276449 Text en © 2022 Laor, Galily https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Laor, Tal Galily, Yair In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
title | In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
title_full | In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
title_fullStr | In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
title_full_unstemmed | In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
title_short | In WAZE we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
title_sort | in waze we trust? gps-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36355802 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276449 |
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