Research question 1 asked what are the reasons for using a mobile phone among university students.
The main findings discovered that the main reason UCT university students use a mobile
phone is for socializing, as well as for safety and privacy purposes, with female respondents emphasizing
more on safety and socializing, this is in line with the findings of Balakrishnan and Raj
(2012). Most of the respondents socialized with family and friends through their mobile phones,
with female respondents emphasizing more on family whilst the male respondents were more inclined
to socialize with their friends