The mere presence of a smartphone reduces basal attentional performance

<p>This dataset contains the relevant data for the study &ldquo;The mere presence of a smartphone reduces basal attentional performance&rdquo;.&nbsp;</p> <p>The following variables are presented:</p> <p>Person: Numbering of the test subjects</p> <p>Gender: 1- male; 2- female</p> <p>Age: Age of the test subjects</p> <p>Question1 - Question10: The checked values by the test subjects of the questionnaire d-KV-SSS (German Short Version of the Smartphone Questionnaire)</p> <p>WithWithout: The conduction of the test in smartphone presence (with- 1) and out of smartphone presence (without- 2)&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Values of the attention test (d2-R):</strong></p> <p>APValue:&nbsp;The attention performance value; a person&#39;s ability to focus their attention</p> <p>PTOValue: The &ldquo;Processed target objects&rdquo; value that indicates the speed of the test processing&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>E% value: The Error % value, the accuracy of a test person in processing the d2-R</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>ValidInvalid: Valid or invalid test performance</p> <p>SmartphoneDependenceSum: The summed-up values of the questionnaire (Question 1 to Question 10), thus the results of the questionnaire d-KV-SSS that indicate a possible tendency towards a smartphone dependency</p> <p>In our study, it was hypothesized that there is a lower attentional performance under smartphone presence. To test this hypothesis, three one-tailed ANOVAs were conducted with the presence and absence of the smartphone as the independent variable and one of the three given values of the d2-R (attention performance, speed value and error value) as the dependent variable.&nbsp;</p> <p>The total score of the d-KV-SSS (&ldquo;SmartphoneDependenceSum&rdquo;)&nbsp;indicates a tendency towards smartphone dependence. A one-factor ANOVA was used to examine the subjects&#39; attention performance in connection with a tendency towards smartphone addiction. The presence or absence of the smartphone was the independent variable, and the attention performance score was the dependent variable.&nbsp;</p>