Abstract
Objectives This study was conducted to confirm the mediating effect of depression in the relationship between smartphone addiction and memory loss in nursing students.
 Methods Data collection was conducted from November 20, 2022 to December 10, 2022 for nursing college students in one area, and a total of 166 data were used for the final analysis. For data analysis, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and linear regression analysis were used.
 Results Smartphone addiction and depression (r=.34 p<.001), smartphone addiction and memory decline (r=.17 p=.014), depression and memory loss (r=.42 p<.001) showed a significant static correlation. In addition, it was confirmed that there was a complete mediating effect of depression in the relationship between smartphone addiction and subjective memory loss in nursing students, and the explanatory power was 18%. In Smartphone addiction and subjective memory loss, depression, had complete mediating effect (Z=3.50, p<.001), and explanatory power was 18.0%.
 Conclusions It is expected to be used as basic data for the development and application of smartphone addiction prevention education and depression improvement programs to prevent memory loss in nursing college students n the future.
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