부산지역 중등학생의 스마트폰 사용이 심리·정서에 미치는 영향

Abstract

In this study, the effects of smartphone usage time, and purpose of use on psychological variables-depressive anxiety, community consciousness, self-esteem, and academic self-efficacy-were analyzed in detail through multiple regression analysis. When looking at the effect of smartphone usage time, in the case of middle school and general high school, as the usage time increased, depressive anxiety showed a statistically significant increase. And in the case of academic self-efficacy, it showed a tendency to decrease as the usage time also increased. However, unlike middle school or general high school, the time spent in specialized high schools did not show a statistically significant effect on depressive anxiety or self-efficacy, but rather showed a different trend in which the sense of community increased statistically. Looking at the purpose of use, most of them tended to increase their academic self-efficacy when they were used for learning. Relational use (conversation with family/friends, chatting, etc.) was found to have a positive effect on the sense of community in middle and general high schools. In addition, the use of video viewing and visits to harmful sites was often associated with high depressive anxiety and low self-efficacy.