LISS Data Archive > Smartphone Use and Smartphone Addiction in the Netherlands: Attitudes towards Interventions
Publisher
Centerdata
Creator
Wendy Wagenaar (Tilburg University)
Created
Nov 20 2025
Description
This study aims to investigate indicators of smartphone use and smartphone “addiction", and their associations with demographic, personality, and health behavior-related variables. In addition, the study evaluates attitudes towards intervention methods to reduce smartphone use.
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
May 05 2025
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| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | can25a | Number of the household member encrypted | |
| can25a_m | can25a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| can25a001 | can25a | Do you use a smartphone? | |
| can25a002 | can25a | How much screen time do you spend on your smartphone on an average day? You can provide an estimate. - hour | |
| can25a003 | can25a | How much screen time do you spend on your smartphone on an average day? You can provide an estimate. - minutes | |
| can25a004 | can25a | How often do you pick up your smartphone on an average day? You can provide an estimate. | |
| can25a005 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Social media | |
| can25a006 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Phoning | |
| can25a007 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Gaming | |
| can25a008 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Navigation | |
| can25a009 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Messaging | |
| can25a010 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Searching for information | |
| can25a011 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Emailing | |
| can25a012 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Watching videos | |
| can25a013 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Listening to music | |
| can25a014 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Reading the news | |
| can25a015 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Making photographs or videos | |
| can25a016 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Shopping | |
| can25a017 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Making payments | |
| can25a018 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 1 | |
| can25a019 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 2 | |
| can25a020 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 3 | |
| can25a021 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 1 [text] | |
| can25a022 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 2 [text] | |
| can25a023 | can25a | Which of the following smartphone functions are most relevant for you? You can choose three answers at most. :Other, namely 3 [text] | |
| can25a024 | can25a | What was your average daily screen time on the smartphone in the past week? - hour | |
| can25a025 | can25a | What was your average daily screen time on the smartphone in the past week? - minutes | |
| can25a026 | can25a | Because of my smartphone use, I have difficulty completing planned tasks. | |
| can25a027 | can25a | I have a hard time concentrating in class, while doing assignments, or while working due to smartphone use. | |
| can25a028 | can25a | I feel pain at the back of the neck or in the wrists while using a smartphone. | |
| can25a029 | can25a | I will not be able to stand not having a smartphone. | |
| can25a030 | can25a | I feel impatient and fretful when I do not have my smartphone nearby. | |
| can25a031 | can25a | I have my smartphone on my mind even when I am not using it. | |
| can25a032 | can25a | I will never give up using my smartphone even when my daily life is already greatly affected by it. | |
| can25a033 | can25a | I constantly check my smartphone so as not to miss anything on social media. | |
| can25a034 | can25a | I use my smartphone longer than I had intended. | |
| can25a035 | can25a | The people around me tell me that I use my smartphone too much. | |
| can25a036 | can25a | The amount of time I spend on my smartphone, I consider to be: | |
| can25a037 | can25a | I intend to cut down on my smartphone use. | |
| can25a038 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Keeping my phone out of sight | |
| can25a039 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Switching off unnecessary alerts | |
| can25a040 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Setting my phone to silent throughout the whole day | |
| can25a041 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Placing my phone out of reach when I go to bed | |
| can25a042 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Leaving my phone at home when I don’t need it | |
| can25a043 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Adjusting the color temperature to filter blue light | |
| can25a044 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Using apps to limit screen time | |
| can25a045 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Using a smaller sized phone | |
| can25a046 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Making arrangements with others about phone usage | |
| can25a047 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Hiding social media and email apps (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Gmail, Outlook) | |
| can25a048 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Other, namely: | |
| can25a049 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use are you considering? You can choose more than one answer. :Other, namely: [text] | |
| can25a050 | can25a | I have tried to cut down on my smartphone use in the past year. | |
| can25a051 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Keeping my phone out of sight | |
| can25a052 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Switching off unnecessary alerts | |
| can25a053 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Setting my phone to silent throughout the whole day | |
| can25a054 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Placing my phone out of reach when I go to bed | |
| can25a055 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Leaving my phone at home when I don’t need it | |
| can25a056 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Adjusting the color temperature to filter blue light | |
| can25a057 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Using apps to limit screen time | |
| can25a058 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Using a smaller sized phone | |
| can25a059 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Making arrangements with others about phone usage | |
| can25a060 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Hiding social media and email apps (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Gmail, Outlook) | |
| can25a061 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Other, namely: | |
| can25a062 | can25a | Which strategies to cut down on smartphone use have you used? You can choose more than one answer. : Other, namely: [text] | |
| can25a063 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Keeping my phone out of sight | |
| can25a064 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Switching off unnecessary alerts | |
| can25a065 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Setting my phone to silent throughout the whole day | |
| can25a066 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Placing my phone out of reach when I go to bed | |
| can25a067 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Leaving my phone at home when I don’t need it | |
| can25a068 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Adjusting the color temperature to filter blue light | |
| can25a069 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Using apps to limit screen time | |
| can25a070 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Using a smaller sized phone | |
| can25a071 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Making arrangements with others about phone usage | |
| can25a072 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - Hiding social media and email apps (e.g. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Gmail, Outlook) | |
| can25a073 | can25a | This strategy has helped me to cut down on my smartphone use - [can25a062] | |
| can25a074 | can25a | I want support to gain more control over my smartphone use. | |
| can25a075 | can25a | I want to use technology as a tool to gain more control over my smartphone use. | |
| can25a076 | can25a | I want support from my surroundings to gain more control over my smartphone use . | |
| can25a077 | can25a | I want to gain more control over my smartphone use in my own way. | |
| can25a078 | can25a | If I were to spend less time on my smartphone, I would mainly spend this time instead on: | |
| can25a079 | can25a | If I were to spend less time on my smartphone, I would mainly spend this time instead on: Other, namely: [text] | |
| can25a080 | can25a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| can25a081 | can25a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| can25a082 | can25a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| can25a083 | can25a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| can25a084 | can25a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| can25a085 | can25a | Starting date questionnaire. | |
| can25a086 | can25a | Starting time questionnaire. | |
| can25a087 | can25a | End date questionnaire. | |
| can25a088 | can25a | End time questionnaire. | |
| can25a089 | can25a | Duration in seconds. |