Which app habits indicate determination, what reveals optimism and why frequent callers are considered stress-resistant.
With 13.08 million, Austria has more cell phones than people, 91.5 percent of Internet use is on smartphones worldwide, we surf 3.39 hours a day on mobile devices – whether privately or professionally. The conclusion of the “Digital 2021 Report” is clear: the smartphone has clearly become the first screen.
The Munich psychologist Clemens Stachl, who works at Stanford University, has scientifically examined the use of cell phones and found out: The practical work aid reveals more about our personality than we think.
Personality profile
Even apparent minor issues such as the battery charge, the length of messages or the use of mail apps say a lot about who works and how. Some individual data are not yet sufficient to create a personality profile, only in their entirety can they indicate certain tendencies.
However, the sum of the usage data is usually large and – as the researchers point out – it could also be misused and used to influence.
Taking a close look at your own mobile phone habits and comparing them with a self-assessment can be quite amusing and interesting: Am I actually as optimistic as I think?
Am I even interested in new experiences? And what about my assertiveness? Based on the five-factor model of personality psychology, you could recognize yourself in one of the following descriptions, depending on how you use your mobile phone.
How am I?
Openness Being interested in new things is almost always an advantage in professional life. If you write long text messages, get few emails and like to call up Google Maps several times a day, this can be an indication of openness to action.
Anyone who ignores Facebook and sports news but uses language learning apps is open to values and norms. Anyone who likes to fully exhaust their battery charge and loves Snapchat is considered open to feelings.
Conscientiousness Every boss wants precise and determined employees. The following apps point this out: Anyone who frequently uses TV and news apps and charges their battery to over 60 percent probably has a tendency to be tidy.
Ambitious people do that
Ambitious natures are seldom in the app store, always switch their mobile phones on at the same time in the morning and prefer to listen to pop.
Disciplined are those users who switch on their cell phones early in the morning, have a lot of social contacts during the week and check the weather report more often. Prudent people communicate with a small group of people and like to go to bed on time.
compatibility
In some jobs you need a dose of extroversion. Indications of a thirst for adventure are provided by those smartphone users who would rather use creative apps than take photos and often make calls at night.
Friendly colleagues reportedly do not like to fully charge their batteries and have slow music in their playlist. According to the study, assertive female employees prefer to listen to danceable music and often use several email programs at the same time.
Emotional stability
Employees who do not give in during stressful times are extremely valuable for companies. The following habits indicate the indifference required for this: You look at your cell phone less than 30 times a day, go on long trips at the weekend, rarely use the e-mail app, but play strategy games instead.
Those who take their time with callbacks, hardly use the calculator and mobility apps and make a lot of phone calls are probably equipped with a portion of self-confidence.
How cooperative or helpful you are are also important team characteristics. However, Stachl's experiment does not allow any valid conclusions to be drawn.
