Analysis of the Pre and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown Use of Smartphone Apps in Spain

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed our daily habits and has undoubtedly affected our smartphone usage time. This paper attempts to characterize the changes in the time of use of smartphones and their applications between the pre-lockdown and post-lockdown periods in Spain, during the first...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2021-07, Vol.11 (13), p.5807
Main Authors: Solano, Alberto, Fayos, Ivan, Urueña, Alberto, Martínez-Sober, Marcelino, Mateo, Fernando, Soria-Olivas, Emilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Clustering
Communication
Confinement
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data analysis
Loneliness
Machine learning
manifold learning
Manifolds (mathematics)
Pandemics
Personality
Personality traits
Screen time
Shelter in place
smartphone use
Smartphones
Social networks
Sociodemographics
Time of use
Variables
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Summary:The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed our daily habits and has undoubtedly affected our smartphone usage time. This paper attempts to characterize the changes in the time of use of smartphones and their applications between the pre-lockdown and post-lockdown periods in Spain, during the first COVID-19 confinement in 2020. This study analyzes data from 1940 participants, which was obtained both from a survey and from a tracking application installed on their smartphones. We propose manifold learning techniques such as clustering, to assess, both in a quantitative and in a qualitative way, the behavioral and social effects and implications of confinement in the Spanish population. We also determine the Big Five personality traits along with addiction, Social Digital Pressure and depression indicators for every group determined by the clustering.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11135807