Smartphone gaming and frequent use pattern associated with smartphone addiction
Liu CH, Lin SH, Pan YC, Lin YH
Medicine · 67 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
- 2016-07-01 · Medicine (Baltimore) · vol. 95 · issue 28 · p. e4068
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Cited
- 127 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 30.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 19 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Social Media and Politics
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, smartphone gaming, gaming frequency, smartphone use patterns, adolescents, high school students, risk factors, substance use, gender differences
- MeSH
- humans, behavior, addictive, adolescent, taiwan, female, male, young adult, smartphone
4 authors
From TW, US
- Chun-Hao LiuNational Taiwan University; Chang Gung University; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; National Taiwan University Hospital; Columbia University
- Sheng‐Hsuan LinColumbia University
- Yuan‐Chien PanNational Taiwan University
- Yu‐Hsuan Lin · correspondingNational Taiwan University Hospital
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of smartphone addiction in high school students.A total of 880 adolescents were recruited from a vocational high school in Taiwan in January 2014 to complete a set of questionnaires, including the 10-item Smartphone Addiction Inventory, Chen Internet Addiction Scale, and a survey of content and patterns of personal smartphone use. Of those recruited, 689 students (646 male) aged 14 to 21 and who owned a smartphone completed the questionnaire. Multiple linear regression models were used to determine the variables associated with smartphone addiction.Smartphone gaming and frequent smartphone use were associated with smartphone addiction. Furthermore, both the smartphone gaming-predominant and gaming with multiple-applications groups showed a similar association with smartphone addiction. Gender, duration of owning a smartphone, and substance use were not associated with smartphone addiction.Our findings suggest that smartphone use patterns should be part of specific measures to prevent and intervene in cases of excessive smartphone use.
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