Abstract
The constant inclination on the use of smart phone applications (Apps) among students has gone above from normal purposes of using a smart phone to more active stage of conscious engagement in elaborate use. This has lead to one of behavioural problem prevailing among them today. This study sought to unveil the degree to which undergraduates are craving to smart phone apps and their demographic profile. Researching on the impact of Age, gender, and phone-type on Smart Phone Apps craving could probe into the prevailing variable that contributes greatly to Smart phone addiction. One hundred and two (102) undergraduates (51 males, and 51 females) aged 20 and 40 years (<i> M=2</i> 5.35 years, <i> SD=</i> 2.58) participated in this study. The questionnaire used include group of questions related to demographic characteristics, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS-SV) for measuring the studied variables. Purposive sampling techniques were used for data collection and Anova Statistics was used for data analysis. The result of the analysis showed that Age, and Phone-type had a significant main effect on Smart phone addiction, indicating that the age of these students and the type of phone they use aid to increase Smart phone addiction found among them. Gender did not account for Smart phone addiction. It was concluded that Age and Phone-type should be considered to be important factors in psychosocial interventions to minimize Smart phone addiction of undergraduates.
Highlights
Behavioural problem emanating from smart phone usage is obviously alarming among undergraduate students today
It was found that smart phone addiction is a social alarming problem today which is dangerous when associated it to academic performance, use of library, reading, and learning related materials
The Nigeria society, including administration and staff believe that younger people with smart phone feel addicted to social apps thereby neglecting other school related work
Summary
Behavioural problem emanating from smart phone usage is obviously alarming among undergraduate students today. Social Sciences 2020; 9(5): 155-159 associated with the use of smart phone apps, which include; insomnia, anxiety, social stress, depression, and compulsiveness These behavioural disorder is often and gradually internalized and occur unaware, it seem to be neglected despite its effect on campus health. Observation has shown that, due to constant inclination on the use of phone apps, many students have begin to develop behavioural addiction towards it as they actively concentrate more on various application Such addicted behaviour has gone too far, to the extent that phone usage has extended to various places like inside the church, in the classroom, during lectures, break time, at home, on the road, inside the car, at bed time, break-fast, lunch and dinner hours. Question concerning the remaining hour left to engage on academic related activities may not be answered by any of these students
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