Comparison of risk and protective factors associated with smartphone addiction and Internet addiction
Choi SW, Kim DJ, Choi JS, Ahn H, Choi EJ, Song WY, Kim S, Youn H
Journal of behavioral addictions · 212 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
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Publication
- Published
- 2015-12-01 · J Behav Addict · vol. 4 · issue 4 · pp. 308–314
- Publisher
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Cited
- 489 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 73.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 46 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, internet addiction, risk factors, protective factors, university students, gender differences, alcohol consumption, depression, anxiety, resilience, character strengths, temperance, wisdom
- MeSH
- humans, risk factors, depression, behavior, addictive, anxiety, interpersonal relations, brief psychiatric rating scale, sex factors, internet, adolescent, female, male, young adult, republic of korea, protective factors, smartphone, surveys and questionnaires
8 authors
From KR
- Sam‐Wook ChoiNamseoul University
- Dai‐Jin KimThe Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Catholic University of Korea
- Jung‐Seok ChoiSeoul National University; SNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
- Heejune AhnSeoul National University of Science and Technology
- Eun-Jeung ChoiDongshin University
- Won-Young SongKonyang University
Abstract
Background and aims
Smartphone addiction is a recent concern that has resulted from the dramatic increase in worldwide smartphone use. This study assessed the risk and protective factors associated with smartphone addiction in college students and compared these factors to those linked to Internet addiction.
Methods
College students (N = 448) in South Korea completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the Young's Internet Addiction Test, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, the Beck Depression Inventory I, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Trait Version), the Character Strengths Test, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses.
Results
The risk factors for smartphone addiction were female gender, Internet use, alcohol use, and anxiety, while the protective factors were depression and temperance. In contrast, the risk factors for Internet addiction were male gender, smartphone use, anxiety, and wisdom/knowledge, while the protective factor was courage. Discussion These differences may result from unique features of smartphones, such as high availability and primary use as a tool for interpersonal relationships.
Conclusions
Our findings will aid clinicians in distinguishing between predictive factors for smartphone and Internet addiction and can consequently be utilized in the prevention and treatment of smartphone addiction.
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