Accident risk associated with smartphone addiction: A study on university students in Korea
Kim HJ, Min JY, Kim HJ, Min KB
Journal of behavioral addictions · 77 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Research Foundation
- University or hospital
- Seoul National University
- Government
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Government
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- University or hospital
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Grants
- National Research Foundation of Korea (2015R1D1A1A01059048); National Research Foundation of Korea (2015R1D1A1A01057619); Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2015R1D1A1A01057619); Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2015R1D1A1A01059048)
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Publication
- Published
- 2017-10-30 · J Behav Addict · vol. 6 · issue 4 · pp. 699–707
- Publisher
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Cited
- 162 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 27.1× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 51 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Mind wandering and attention
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, crash risk, traffic accidents, university students
- MeSH
- humans, risk factors, behavior, addictive, accidents, accidental falls, accidents, traffic, students, universities, adult, female, male, young adult, republic of korea, smartphone, surveys and questionnaires
4 authors
From KR
- Hye-Jin KimSeoul National University
- Jin‐Young MinSeoul National University
- Hyun‐Jin KimSeoul National University
- Kyoung‐Bok MinSeoul National University
Abstract
Background and aims The smartphone is one of the most popular devices, with the average smartphone usage at 162 min/day and the average length of phone usage at 15.79 hr/week. Although significant concerns have been made about the health effects of smartphone addiction, the relationship between smartphone addiction and accidents has rarely been studied. We examined the association between smartphone addiction and accidents among South Korean university students. Methods A total of 608 college students completed an online survey that included their experience of accidents (total number; traffic accidents; falls/slips; bumps/collisions; being trapped in the subway, impalement, cuts, and exit wounds; and burns or electric shocks), their use of smartphone, the type of smartphone content they most frequently used, and other variables of interests. Smartphone addiction was estimated using Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale, a standardized measure developed by the National Institution in Korea. Results Compared with normal users, participants who were addicted to smartphones were more likely to have experienced any accidents (OR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.26-2.86), falling from height/slipping (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 1.10-3.91), and bumps/collisions (OR = 1.83, 95% CI: 1.16-2.87). The proportion of participants who used their smartphones mainly for entertainment was significantly high in both the accident (38.76%) and smartphone addiction (36.40%) groups. Discussion and conclusions We suggest that smartphone addiction was significantly associated with total accident, falling/slipping, and bumps/collisions. This finding highlighted the need for increased awareness of the risk of accidents with smartphone addiction.
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