Smartphone Addiction Tendency Research Articles

The relationship between mindfulness and academic burnout in senior high school students during COVID-19 pandemic: the chain mediating role of social anxiety and smartphone addiction tendency

The relationship between mindfulness and academic burnout in senior high school students during COVID-19 pandemic: the chain mediating role of social anxiety and smartphone addiction tendency

The effect of reinforcement experience of smartphone usage on smartphone addiction tendency of undergraduate students: The moderated mediation role of self-regulation and interpersonal ability

The effect of reinforcement experience of smartphone usage on smartphone addiction tendency of undergraduate students: The moderated mediation role of self-regulation and interpersonal ability

Self-regulation and tendency of smartphone addiction among college students

Nowadays, students have become inseparable from smartphones. A smartphone’s purpose should primarily be to serve as an educational tool. However, it is discovered that its primary application is for social media, which can lead to addiction to smartphones. Effective self-regulation can serve as a firm foundation for individuals to utilize a smartphone in a disciplined and appropriate manner. This study aimed to empirically investigate the impact of self-regulation on the propensity of students to develop smartphone addiction. This study employed a quantitative methodology, namely simple linear regression analysis. The sampling technique employed was purposive sampling, with a total sample size of 155 students. The measurement method used a smartphone addiction tendency scale (α = 0.849) and a self-regulation scale (α = 0.861). The findings of this study indicate that self-regulation has a significant impact on the propensity to develop smartphone addiction (β = -0.263; p<0.05). As a result, self regulation has the potential to mitigate the inclination towards smartphone addiction. The provided funding can be utilized as empirical evidence for assessing the impact of self-regulation on the susceptibility to smartphone addiction.

The effect of smartphone addiction on the relationship between psychological stress reaction and bedtime procrastination in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundPrevious studies on bedtime procrastination mainly focused on the influencing factors of stress and draw less attention on the role of family environment.AimThis study aimed to explore the effect of psychological stress reaction on bedtime procrastination in young adults, with considering the mediating effect of smartphone addiction, and the moderating effect of family cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA sample of 1217 young adults completed psychological stress reaction scale, Smartphone addiction tendency scale for young adults, bedtime procrastination scale and family cohesion scale. A moderated mediation model was conducted to clarify the effect of psychological stress reaction on bad bedtime procrastination in young adults.ResultsThe findings showed that: (1) The individual level of psychological stress reaction was positively associated with bedtime procrastination; (2) Smartphone addiction mediated the effect of psychological stress reaction on bedtime procrastination; (3) Family cohesion moderated the relationship among psychological stress reaction, smartphone addiction and bedtime procrastination.ConclusionsThis study revealed the effect of smartphone addiction on the relationship between psychological stress reaction and bedtime procrastination during the COVID-19 pandemic, and these findings could provide novel evidence that family cohesion may serve as a protective factor against the negative consequences of smartphone addiction on bad bedtime procrastination.

Holiday Internet Usage Time and the Risk of Internet Addiction Tendency among Working Adults in their 30s in Japan

Introduction: A positive association between Internet usage time and Internet addiction among adolescents and adults has been frequently reported; however, studies of working adults focusing on weekdays and holidays are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to elucidate the association between Internet usage time and psychometric tests among working adults in their 30s, focusing on weekdays and holidays. Methods: A total of 129 workers aged 30–39 years participated in this study. Participants completed a questionnaire and interview regarding psychometric tests, including Internet usage time, Internet addiction tendency, smartphone addiction tendency, depression tendency, and personality traits. A correlation analysis focusing on differences between weekdays and holidays was conducted. Results: The scores on Internet addiction scales are weakly positively correlated with holiday Internet usage time. The scores of smartphone addiction scales are also weakly positively correlated with the holiday Internet time. No correlation was found between weekdays Internet usage time and scores on Internet addiction scales. Conclusions: Internet usage time during holidays is associated with Internet addiction tendency among the working adult samples. Holiday Internet usage time could be a useful indicator of risk of Internet addiction. Our pilot findings provide clues to the mental health affected by the Internet, especially among adults.

Digital Danger in Our Pockets: Effect of Smartphone Overuse on Mental Fatigue and Cognitive Flexibility.

Smartphones have become essential to life in Western society. This situation reached its peak, especially during the pandemic period. The possibility that smartphone use has negative impact on brain activity has attracted increasing interest among researchers. Medical faculty students were contacted via e-mail and invited to participate in the study. Participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), the Mental Fatigue Scale (MFS), and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI). The total SAS scores of participants with mental fatigue were significantly higher than those of participants without mental fatigue ( p < 0.001). In the smartphone addiction tendency group, the total MFS scores were significantly higher, and the total CFI scores were significantly lower than the scores of the control group ( p < 0.001 for both). In the logistic regression analysis, the total SAS score was associated with the development of mental fatigue ( B coefficient, 0.031, p < 0.001). This study identified potential relationships between smartphone addiction, mental fatigue, and cognitive flexibility. We suggest that smartphone overuse may be an independent risk factor for the development of mental fatigue.

Cross-sectional survey of smartphone addiction and its relationship with personality traits among medical students.

To understand the current smart phone addiction tendency (SPAT) in medical university students and relationship with personality traits. A cross-sectional study from September 2019 to December 2019 selected medical students from Hubei University of China by cluster sampling. Questionnaires were administered to measure smart phone addiction tendency and personality traits. The prevalence of SPAT among 972 medical students was 24.3%. The prevalence was higher in students from one-child family than those with siblings (28.2% vs. 21.7%), and higher among students from urban families than those from rural ones (29.2% vs. 19.7%).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that extraversion and neuroticism were correlated with SPAT, with odds ratio and 95% confidence interval being equal to 1.070 (1.011-1.133) and 0.838 (0.795-0.844), respectively. The prevalence of SPAT was high in medical college students. Extraversion and neuroticism were risk and protective factors for SPAT. Long duration phone use and a low number of physical workouts predicted high SPAT.

A longitudinal study on college students’ depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: The trajectories, antecedents, and outcomes

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not only an immediate hazard but also a long-term risk to the development of depressive symptoms. However, it remains unclear how people's depressive symptoms change with the process of COVID-19. Further, there is also a paucity of research on the underlying antecedents and outcomes of depressive symptoms during this global health crisis. In this study, a longitudinal study was conducted in China and the data of 559 participants were collected from the outbreak period to the normalization period of the pandemic through self-report questionnaires. Depressive symptoms were longitudinally analyzed using Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Core variables involving society, family, individual cognition, and behaviors were studied as determinants or consequences. Latent growth curve model analyses indicated that college students had mild depressive symptoms at the initial stage of COVID-19 with a subsequent decreasing linear slope. Depressive symptoms were significantly predicted by college students’ risk perception of COVID-19, social support, family functioning, and smartphone addiction tendency. Further, their depressive symptoms predicted the changes in smartphone addiction tendency and levels of hope. In conclusion, current findings can provide implications for future prevention and intervention of mental disorders to assist college students through such challenging times.

The smartphone addiction tendency and quality of life in students with disabilities

This study aimed to determine the relationship between smartphone addiction and quality of life among students with disabilities. The method used was quantitative with a correlational design. The participants involved in this study were 33 students with disabilities chosen using snowball sampling. The research measurement used the Smartphone Addiction Scale (α = 0.943) and WHOQOL-BREF (α = 0.941). The results showed that there was no significant negative relationship between smartphone addiction and quality of life among students with disabilities (r = -0.238 and sig. = 0.091). These results indicate that the failure to achieve a quality of life for students with disabilities is not caused by smartphone addiction tendency. The use of smartphones can be controlled in a balanced way by students with disabilities in their daily activities so that it does not have a negative impact on their quality of life.

Reduced brain activity and functional connectivity during creative idea generation in individuals with smartphone addiction.

Since the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, the frequency of smartphone use has surged, which has caused an increase in smartphone addiction among individuals. Smartphone addiction can impair various cognitive abilities. However, to date, the impact of smartphone addiction on creative cognition remains unclear. The current functional near-infrared spectroscopy study compared neural differences between smartphone addiction tendency (SAT) and healthy control (HC) individuals during creative idea generation. In particular, by manipulating a key component of creative cognition, that is, overcoming semantic constraints, we explored whether SAT individuals could overcome semantic constraints. Both the SAT and HC groups completed the alternate uses task (AUT) in semantic constraint and unconstraint conditions. The results indicated that the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and temporal regions were less active during AUT in the SAT group than in the HC group. In the SAT group, the PFC was less active under constraint than unconstraint conditions. Moreover, both task-related and resting-state functional connectivity analyses indicated weaker coupling between the PFC and temporal regions in the SAT than in the HC group. Furthermore, the left dorsolateral PFC mediated the effect of smartphone addiction on creative performance. These findings provide unprecedented neuroimaging evidence on the negative impact of smartphone addiction on creative cognition.

Factors Associated with Smartphone Addiction Tendency in Korean Adolescents.

This study aims to identify the factors associated with smartphone addiction tendency in Korean adolescents. A convenience sample of 502 students from four middle schools participated in the survey for the assessment of demographic, personal factors (resilience and academic stress), environmental factors (parental support, teacher support, friend support, and bullying victimization), as well as smartphone addiction tendency. Smartphone addiction tendency was determined based on the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale for Youth (SAPS) criteria developed by Kim et al. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared test, t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and hierarchical logistic regression. Among the adolescents, 17.9% were in the smartphone addiction tendency group. The factors associated with smartphone addiction tendency were subjective economic level, academic stress, parental support, and bullying victimization. Based on the findings of this study, it is considered necessary to approach smartphone addiction management considering personal factors as well as environmental factors.

Multiple Mediating Effects of Depression, Academic Helplessness, and Smartphone Addiction Tendency in The Relationship between Self-esteem and Grit of Adolescents

Multiple Mediating Effects of Depression, Academic Helplessness, and Smartphone Addiction Tendency in The Relationship between Self-esteem and Grit of Adolescents

The Effects of Mothers’ Parenting Attitude and Smartphone Addiction Tendency on Young Children’s Smartphone Overdependence

The Effects of Mothers’ Parenting Attitude and Smartphone Addiction Tendency on Young Children’s Smartphone Overdependence

어머니의 스마트폰 중독경향성이 유아의 자기조절력과 공감능력에 미치는 영향

어머니의 스마트폰 중독경향성이 유아의 자기조절력과 공감능력에 미치는 영향

양육스트레스가 스마트폰 중독경향성에 미치는 영향에서 결혼만족도와 마음챙김의 매개효과: 영아기 자녀를 둔 어머니를 중심으로

본 연구는 영아기 자녀를 둔 어머니의 양육스트레스가 스마트폰 중독경향성에 영향을 미치는 경로에서 결혼만족도와 마음챙김의 매개효과를 살펴보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 영아기 자녀를 키우는 어머니 233명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 한국판 부모 양육스트레스 검사 축 약형(PSI-SF), 성인 스마트폰 중독 자가진단 척도, 마음챙김 척도, 한국판 결혼만족도 검사(K-MSI)를 척도로 사용하였다. 수집된 연구자료는 SPSS 22.0과 AMOS 22.0을 사용하여 구조방정식 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 연구문제에 따른 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 영아기 자녀를 둔 어머니의 양육스트레스가 스마트폰 중독경향성에 직접적인 영향을 미치지는 않는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째 양육스트레스와 스마트폰 중독경향성의 관계에서 마음챙김이 두 변인 사이를 완전매개 하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 양육스트레스와 스마트폰 중독경향성 간의 관계에서 결혼만족도와 마음챙김이 이를 순차 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 영아기 자녀를 둔 어머니의 스마트폰 중독경향성에 있어서 결혼만족도와 마음챙김의 매개효과를 확인하고 마음챙김이 어머니의 스마트폰 중독경향성을 매개하는 주요 변인임을 밝힌 것에 의의가 있다.

Analisis ergonomi pada perkuliahan daring menggunakan smartphone selama masa pandemi covid-19: studi kasus mahasiswa Prodi Teknik Industri Universitas Mulawarman

When Covid-19 emerged in Indonesia in early 2020, students had to learn from home to prevent the spread of the virus. The changing activity could effect on physical and mental health caused by student’s behavior during learning from home. Survey showed that 84% students of Industrial Engineering, Mulawarman University used smartphone while learning from home. Therefore, this study aimed to identify students’ behavior, to measure physical (i.e., musculoskeletal and visual fatique) and mental health (i.e., stress and smartphone addiction) problems that occurred when they were learning from home, as well as to suggest ergonomic recommendation for reducing the negative effects. At the time of the study, they were 155 students studied in the IE department and a total of 134 (86.45%) participated in the online survey. Musculoskeletal disorder was assessed using Nordic Body Map and visual fatique was evaluated using symptoms that were reported on previous studies. Additionally, Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were administered to identify smartphone addiction tendency and stress level respectively. The results showed that MSD occurred in left and right shoulder (95%), followed by upper neck (82.14%) and back (72.62%). 86% of participants experienced visual fatique with headache (71.55%), ache eye (68%) and dry eye (60.34%) symptoms. Subsequently, this survey revealed that 35% of the participants addicted to smartphone and 68.66% experienced moderate level of stress. To alleviate these physical problems, several ergonomic recommendations were proposed i.e., supporting the arm that holding the smartphone with the other hand, practicing the 20-20-20 rule and applying stop, drop and flop slogan. Moreover, cooperation among parents, students and lecturers was needed to create conducive learning environment so as the mental health problems could be minimized.

Identifying the Latent Group in the Patterns of Academic Stress and Smartphone Addiction Tendency with the Factors Affecting the Group Identification

Identifying the Latent Group in the Patterns of Academic Stress and Smartphone Addiction Tendency with the Factors Affecting the Group Identification

Self-expansion via smartphone and smartphone addiction tendency among adolescents: A moderated mediation model

• Self-expansion via smartphone positively predicted adolescent smartphone addiction tendency directly. • Need satisfaction perceived online positively mediated the relation between SVS and SA tendency. • Environmental sensitivity positively moderated the mediating effect as a second-stage moderator. Smartphone use has become increasing popular worldwide in recent years, contributing to smartphone addiction tendency. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between self-expansion via smartphone and smartphone addiction tendency, the mediating effect of need satisfaction perceived online, and the moderating effect of environmental sensitivity, respectively. A sample of 1338 adolescents from Hubei Province of China ( M = 16.09, SD = 0.96) were recruited to complete anonymous questionnaires. The results revealed that self-expansion via smartphone positively predicted adolescent smartphone addiction tendency directly and indirectly through the mediating role of need satisfaction perceived online. Moreover, environmental sensitivity moderated the mediating effect of need satisfaction perceived online as a second-stage moderator, and the mediating effect was stronger for adolescents with higher environmental sensitivity. The present study suggests that reducing the level of need satisfaction perceived online and teaching adolescents how to seek social support and develop coping skills may be important in the prevention and intervention of smartphone addiction.

Parental technoference and smartphone addiction in Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of social sensitivity and loneliness

Abstract Technology devices are ubiquitous in people’s lives and can interfere with parent–child interactions. This parental technoference is related to negative parent–child relationships and increased child behavior problems. The present study examined the relationship between parental technoference and adolescent smartphone addiction as well as the roles of social sensitivity and loneliness. A sample of 3051 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 13.08 years, SD = 0.89) responded to the anonymous questionnaires regarding covariates, parental technoference, social sensitivity, loneliness, and smartphone addiction. Results indicated that parental technoference could positively predict adolescent smartphone addiction tendency. In addition, social sensitivity and loneliness mediated the association between parental technoference and adolescent smartphone addiction in both parallel and sequential fashion. Specifically, it suggested that parental technoference could lead to higher social sensitivity and loneliness, which in turn resulted in increased adolescent smartphone addiction tendency. The present study contributes to a better understanding of how parental technoference increases the risk of smartphone addiction and also provides important theoretical and practical implications.

Perceived subjective social status and smartphone addiction tendency among Chinese adolescents: A sequential mediation model

Given the prevalence and negative consequences of smartphone addiction among adolescents, it is important to understand its mechanism. Based on relative deprivation theory and compensatory satisfaction theory, the present study aimed to explore the association between subjective social status and smartphone addiction tendency, as well as the mediating effects of relative deprivation and online basic psychological need satisfaction. A sample of 1363 high school students (mean age = 16.11 years, SD = 0.98) from Hubei Province of China participated in this study. After controlling for age and gender, direct effect showed that subjective social status negatively predicted smartphone addiction tendency; indirect effects showed that subjective social status predicted smartphone addiction tendency negatively through the mediating effect of relative deprivation and through the sequential mediating effect of relative deprivation and online basic psychological need satisfaction; indirect effects also showed that subjective social status predicted smartphone addiction tendency positively through the suppressing effect of online basic psychological need satisfaction. These findings suggest that both high and low level of subjective social status would lead to the increase of smartphone addiction tendency. The present study suggests that reducing the levels of relative deprivation and online basic psychological needs satisfaction may be important in prevention and intervention for smartphone addiction.