중학생의 스마트폰 의존, 주의집중, 사이버 비행 간의 구조적 관계

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to verify the structural relationships between smartphone dependency, attention deficit, and cyber delinquency of Korean adolescents. Methods Data came from the wave 2 of KCYPS 2018. A total of 2,404 students (1,303 male and 1,101 female) attending the first year of middle school were selected. Data were anaylized to verify the multigroup SEM using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 22.0. Results The main results are as follows. First, as a result of analyzing the correlation between variables focusing on cyber delinquency, there was a positive correlation with attention deficit and smartphone dependency. Second, attention deficit was partially mediated in the process of smartphone dependency influencing the cyber delinquency of adolescents. Third, the results of multi-group analysis based on gender indicated that the path of smart phone dependency to attention deficit was more powerful among male students than female students, which proved the partial adjustment effect. Conclusions Results implied the paths of attention deficit in the relationship between smartphone dependency and cyber delinquency according to the gender of adolescents. In addition, results suggested the future directions for further studies into this area and the implications for the intervention of cyber delinquency.