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The Complex Effects of the Purposes of Using Mobile Phones on Mobile Phone Dependency and Depressive Symptoms among Elementary School Students

초등학생의 휴대전화 용도가 휴대전화 의존적 사용과 우울에 미치는 복합적 영향

  • Jun, Sang-Min (Dept. of Industrial Psychology, Hoseo University)
  • 전상민 (호서대학교 산업심리학과)
  • Received : 2015.08.21
  • Accepted : 2015.10.20
  • Published : 2015.10.28
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Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate the complex and structural relationships between (a) the purposes of using mobile phones, and (b) the levels of mobile phone dependency and depressive symptoms among elementary school students. We analyzed data from the 3rd Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey using structural modeling. Results showed the level of mobile phone usage for contacting family members negatively affected the mobile phone dependency. However, the levels of mobile phone usage for contacting friends and personal entertainment positively influenced the mobile phone dependency. Mobile phone dependency positively affected depressive symptoms. Mobile phone dependency partially mediated the relationship between the level of mobile phone usage for contacting family members and depressive symptoms. Mobile phone dependency fully mediated two relationships: (1) between the level of mobile phone usage for contacting friends and depressive symptoms and (2) between the level of mobile phone usage for personal entertainment and depressive symptoms.

본 연구의 목적은 초등학생의 휴대전화 주요 용도인 가족연락용, 친구연락용, 개인오락용 수준이 휴대전화의 의존적 사용 정도와 우울에 어떠한 복합적인 구조적 영향을 미치는지 파악하는 것이다. 본 연구는 연구수행을 위하여 제3차 한국 아동 청소년 패널의 초등학교 6학년 1,996명 자료를 구조방정식 모형을 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과, 가족연락용 휴대전화 사용은 휴대전화 의존적 사용에 부(-)의 영향을, 친구연락용과 개인오락용 휴대전화 사용은 휴대전화 의존적 사용에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다. 또한, 휴대전화의 의존적 사용은 우울에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다. 휴대전화 의존적 사용은 가족연락용과 우울 간 관계를 부분매개하고, 친구연락용과 우울 간 관계 및 개인오락용과 우울 간 관계를 완전매개하는 것으로 나타났다.

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