Mobile phone paradox: A two-path model connecting mobile phone use and feeling of loneliness for Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong

IF 3.1 1区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION
Li Zhong, Vincent Huang, S. Guo
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Abstract

Due to separation from their families and friends in their home countries and constrained living conditions in the host countries, migrant workers usually are found to experience loneliness. Compared with male migrant workers, female migrant workers are more vulnerable and likely to experience higher levels of psychological problems. The ubiquity of mobile phones enables migrant workers to access resources and social support to help to alleviate loneliness. However, research also suggests that mobile phone use may lead to a higher level of loneliness because problematic or excessive use displaces meaningful social interactions. This study investigates this mobile phone paradox among Filipino domestic workers (FDWs) in Hong Kong. Specifically, it explores the relationships between mobile phone use and two types of loneliness, namely social and emotional loneliness. Further, informed by the augmentation hypothesis and the displacement hypothesis, this research advances a two-path model to illustrate how mobile phone use connects with loneliness through social support and problematic mobile phone use. Findings from a survey of 492 FDWs reveal disjunctive effects. There is no direct correlation between mobile phone use and the two types of loneliness. Both problematic mobile phone use and social support are found to mediate the negative association between mobile phone use and social loneliness, while only problematic mobile phone use mediates the positive association between mobile phone use and emotional loneliness. Implications of the research on migrant workers’ mobile phone use and practical implications for social work and government efforts in helping FDWs dealing with loneliness are discussed.
手机悖论:香港菲佣使用手机与孤独感的双路径模型
由于与母国的家人和朋友分离,以及东道国的生活条件有限,移徙工人通常会感到孤独。与男性农民工相比,女性农民工更容易受到伤害,可能会经历更高程度的心理问题。手机的普及使农民工能够获得资源和社会支持,帮助缓解孤独感。然而,研究也表明,使用手机可能会导致更高程度的孤独感,因为有问题或过度使用手机会取代有意义的社交互动。本研究调查了香港菲律宾家庭佣工(FDW)的手机悖论。具体而言,它探讨了使用手机与两种类型的孤独感之间的关系,即社交孤独感和情感孤独感。此外,在强化假说和置换假说的基础上,本研究提出了一个双路径模型,以说明手机使用如何通过社会支持和有问题的手机使用与孤独联系在一起。对492名FDW的调查结果揭示了脱节效应。使用手机和这两种类型的孤独感之间没有直接的相关性。研究发现,有问题的手机使用和社会支持都能中介手机使用与社交孤独之间的负相关,而只有有问题的电话使用才能中介手机使用和情感孤独之间的正相关。讨论了农民工手机使用研究的意义,以及对社会工作和政府帮助外籍工人应对孤独的实际意义。
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CiteScore
9.40
自引率
16.30%
发文量
36
期刊介绍: Mobile Media & Communication is a peer-reviewed forum for international, interdisciplinary academic research on the dynamic field of mobile media and communication. Mobile Media & Communication draws on a wide and continually renewed range of disciplines, engaging broadly in the concept of mobility itself.
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