Four behavioral characteristics associated with IT addiction are applicable to WAZE users: mood modification, conflict, relapse, and withdrawal. The findings indicate that WAZE app satisfies users’ needs driven by functionality.
The novelty of the study lies in the evidence of patterns and behaviors which resemble technological dependency on the WAZE app. The questions took inspiration from the model of IT addiction, which identifies six behavioral parameters: withdrawal, conflict, mood modification, relapse, tolerance, and saliency. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 50 WAZE users. The current study examines whether, how and why use of WAZE app, a popular GPS-based navigation application, demonstrate behaviors and patterns which resemble those of technological dependency. Functional technological applications have become an integral part of our lives changing our patterns of reasoning and behavior.
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