Relationship between smartphone addiction and physical activity in Chinese international students in Korea
Kim SE, Kim JW, Jee YS
Journal of behavioral addictions · 146 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Hanseo University
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2015-09-01 · J Behav Addict · vol. 4 · issue 3 · pp. 200–205
- Publisher
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Cited
- 333 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 34.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 32 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, physical activity, walking, Chinese international students, body composition, fat mass, muscle mass, daily step count, energy intake, smartphone overuse
- MeSH
- humans, risk factors, behavior, addictive, motor activity, body composition, energy intake, time factors, students, adult, china, female, male, young adult, republic of korea, smartphone, surveys and questionnaires
3 authors
From KR
- Sung‐Eun KimKyung Hee University
- Jinwoo KimHanseo University
- Yong‐Seok JeeHanseo University
Abstract
Background and aims
Excessive usage of smartphones may induce social problems, such as depression and impairment of social and emotional functioning. Moreover, its usage can impede physical activity, but the relationship between smartphone addiction and physical activity is obscure. Therefore, we examined the relationship and the impact of excessive smartphone use on physical activity.
Methods
This study collected data through the structured questionnaire consisting of general characteristics, the number and hours of smartphone usage, and the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SAPS) from 110 Chinese international students in Korea. The body composition and physical activity, such as the total daily number of steps and consumed calories, were measured.
Results
In this study, high-risk smartphone users showed less physical activity, such as the total number of steps taken and the average consumed calories per day. Moreover, their body composition, such as muscle mass and fat mass, was significantly different. Among these factors, the hours of smartphone use revealed the proportional relationship with smartphone addiction (β = 0.209, p = 0.026), while the average number of walking steps per day showed a significant reverse proportional tendency in participants with smartphone addiction (β = -0.883, p < 0.001).
Conclusions
Participants with smartphone addiction were less likely to walk for each day. Namely, smartphone addiction may negatively influence physical health by reducing the amount of physical activity, such as walking, resulting in an increase of fat mass and a decrease of muscle mass associated with adverse health consequences.
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