Funded in part by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
Smartphone addiction among university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alosaimi FD, Alyahya H, Alshahwan H, Al Mahyijari N, Shaik SA
Saudi medical journal · 125 citations
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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
- Industry funded
- University or hospital
- King Saud University
- Company
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
- University or hospital
- Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University
Based on 3 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2016-06-01 · Saudi Med J · vol. 37 · issue 6 · pp. 675–683
- Publisher
- Ministry of Defence and Aviation
- Cited
- 333 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 44.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 31 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY-NC-SA
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, problematic mobile phone use, university students, sleep deprivation, academic performance, dietary habits, physical activity, social networking, mobile application, Saudi Arabia
- MeSH
- humans, behavior, addictive, students, universities, adult, saudi arabia, female, male, young adult, smartphone
5 authors
From SA, OM
- Fahad Dakheel AlosaimiKing Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Haifa AlyahyaKing Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Hatem AlshahwanKing Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Nawal Al MahyijariKing Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Shaffi A. ShaikKing Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
Abstract
Objectives
To investigate the prevalence and correlates of smartphone addiction among university students in Saudi Arabia.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted in King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between September 2014 and March 2015. An electronic self administered questionnaire and the problematic use of mobile phones (PUMP) Scale were used.
Results
Out of 2367 study subjects, 27.2% stated that they spent more than 8 hours per day using their smartphones. Seventy-five percent used at least 4 applications per day, primarily for social networking and watching news. As a consequence of using the smartphones, at least 43% had decrease sleeping hours, and experienced a lack of energy the next day, 30% had a more unhealthy lifestyle (ate more fast food, gained weight, and exercised less), and 25% reported that their academic achievement been adversely affected. There are statistically significant positive relationships among the 4 study variables, consequences of smartphone use (negative lifestyle, poor academic achievement), number of hours per day spent using smartphones, years of study, and number of applications used, and the outcome variable score on the PUMP. The mean values of the PUMP scale were 60.8 with a median of 60.
Conclusion
University students in Saudi Arabia are at risk of addiction to smartphones; a phenomenon that is associated with negative effects on sleep, levels of energy, eating habits, weight, exercise, and academic performance.
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