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smartphone pacifier effect: a standalone construct

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smartphonepacifier effect1 CONSTRUCTSmartphone pacifierMELUMAD · MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY

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Media psychology

the finding that using one's own smartphone lowers stress and provides comfort, much like a pacifier, because of the device's portability and personal nature.

In media psychology, smartphone pacifier effect refers to the finding that using one's own smartphone lowers stress and provides comfort, much like a pacifier, because of the device's portability and personal nature. This meaning comes from Melumad (2020) in Journal of Consumer Research.[1]

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  1. Melumad, S., & Pham, M. T. (2020). The Smartphone as a Pacifying Technology. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(2), 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucaa005

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