Appetite for distraction? A systematic literature review on customer smartphone distraction
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2024-04
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en
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20
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International Journal of Information Management, Volume 75
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In today's society, the ubiquitous presence of personal smartphones has led to the phenomenon of, what we call, customer smartphone distraction (CSD). This paper introduces the concept of CSD, which occurs when an internet-connected smartphone competes for a customer's attention during a consumption goal-oriented task or behavior. Based on a three-stage research process involving a systematic literature review and an expert opinion survey with a multi-disciplinary lens to better understand this phenomenon, we develop a conceptual framework underpinned by Cognitive – Affective Personality System (CAPS) Theory that incorporates the antecedents, contingency variables, and consequences of CSD. Our findings suggest that CSD is a complex phenomenon influenced by both environmental stimuli, such as audio and visual notifications, and internal psychological states, such as boredom and anxiety, which are interdependent factors that contribute to CSD. Interestingly, the absence of environmental stimuli alone may not reduce CSD. To deal with this issue, customers need to take responsibility for their consumption behavior, while businesses, society and policy makers can assist customers through better education and design of mobile device experiences. Overall, we highlight the need for a deeper understanding of CSD and its impact on customer behavior and well-being, and outline implications to assist researchers, practitioners, policy makers and society broadly to deal with CSD.Description
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Customer wellbeing, Distraction, Smartphone, Systematic literature review
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Taylor, A, Hook, M, Carlson, J, Gudergan, S & Falk, T 2024, ' Appetite for distraction? A systematic literature review on customer smartphone distraction ', International Journal of Information Management, vol. 75, 102722 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102722