Psychosocial Factors Affecting Smartphone Addiction in University Students
Aker S, Şahin MK, Sezgin S, Oğuz G
Journal of addictions nursing · 52 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2017-10-01 · J Addict Nurs · vol. 28 · issue 4 · pp. 215–219
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Cited
- 111 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 22.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 26 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, psychosocial factors, university students, depression, anxiety, insomnia, eudaimonia, perceived social support, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version
- MeSH
- humans, cross-sectional studies, behavior, addictive, depressive disorder, psychometrics, students, universities, turkey, female, male, young adult, smartphone, surveys and questionnaires
4 authors
From TR
- Servet Aker · correspondingOndokuz Mayıs University
- Mustafa Kürşat ŞahinOndokuz Mayıs University
- Serap Güleç KeskinOndokuz Mayıs University
- Gülay OğuzOndokuz Mayıs University
Abstract
Smartphone addiction is a recent concern that has resulted from the dramatic increase in worldwide smartphone use. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate psychosocial factors affecting smartphone addiction in university students. The study was performed among students at the Ondokuz Mayis University Samsun School of Health (Samsun, Turkey) on October-December 2015. Four hundred ninety-four students possessing smartphones and agreeing to participate were included. A sociodemographic data form produced by the authors and consisting of 10 questions was administered together with a questionnaire involving the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), the Flourishing Scale, the General Health Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The questionnaires were applied in a class environment at face-to-face interviews. SAS-SV scores of 6.47% of students were "significantly higher" than the participating group mean SAS-SV score. Multiple regression analysis revealed that depression, anxiety and insomnia, and familial social support statistically, significantly predicted smartphone addiction. Further studies of smartphone addiction in different age groups and with different educational levels are now needed.
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