March 10, 2005
Mobile usage predicts personality
A new study conducted by researchers at Melbourne's Monash University suggests that people who can't live without their mobiles are likely to be extroverts or have low self-esteem, reports The Times of India.
The researchers led by James Philips also asked if family and friends complained about their phone use; if they were late to appointments because they were on the phone; or if they became annoyed when someone asked them to switch off their phone.
Participants also undertook psychological testing that Phillips says shows a clear correlation between personality type and problem phone use.
"Those with poor self-esteem are more likely to seek reassurance using their phones or they are unhappy and using their phones to reach out to others. While the extroverts tend to be using them ore to make social arrangements with a large network of friends," Philips added."
More psycho-studies on what your cell phone habits say about you:
-- What kind of person sets their phone solely on vibrate mode?
-- What your ringtone says about you
-- Ringtones can reveal more about yourself that you might think
-- Ringtones: The new currency of cool
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