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The Relationship among Smartphone addiction, Communication ability, Loneliness and Interpersonal relationship for university students

대학생의 스마트폰 중독, 의사소통 능력, 외로움, 대인관계 건강 간의 관계

  • Kim, In-Kyoung (Department of Nursing, Hanseo University) ;
  • Park, Sang-Wook (Division of Global Education, Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation) ;
  • Choi, Hye-Mi (Department of Nursing, Doowon Technical University)
  • Received : 2016.09.23
  • Accepted : 2017.01.06
  • Published : 2017.01.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among smartphone addiction, communication ability, loneliness, and interpersonal relationships in university students in Korea. Between 15 and 31 May 2016, 263 subjects completed a questionnaire consisting of questions on smartphone addiction, communication ability, loneliness, and health of interpersonal relationships. Among smartphone addiction questions there were significant differences between genders (t = 2.350, p = 0.019) and educational grade (F = 3.313, p = 0.021). With regard to human relationship health, the scores for males were significantly higher than those for females (t = 2.337, p = 0.020). The smartphone addiction and human relationship health results were negatively correlated (r = -0.157, p = 0.011). In contrast, communication ability and human relationship health results were positively correlated (r = 0.581, p < 0.001). However, loneliness and human relationship health were not significantly correlated. The final multiple regression model explaining human relationship health included smartphone addiction (t = 2.753, p = 0.006), communication ability (t = 11.714, p < 0.001), and motivation for smartphone purchase (t = 2.125, p = 0.035) as independent factors. The final model explained 36.6% of the total variance. In order to improve university students' human relationship health, solutions for smartphone addiction and low communication skills are required. This results of this study can be used as a basis on which to develop a human relationship health intervention program.

본 연구는 대학생의 스마트폰 중독, 의사소통 능력, 외로움, 대인관계 건강 간의 관계를 파악하고 대인관계 건강에 영향 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 실시된 서술적 조사연구이다. 2016년 5월 15일부터 5월 31일까지 일 대학생 263명을 대상으로 스마트폰 중독, 의사소통 능력, 외로움 및 대인관계 건강에 대해 구조화된 질문지를 이용하여 자료를 조사하였다. IBMSPSS/WIN21.0프로그램을 이용하여 t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, Stepwise regression으로 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과 대학생의 스마트폰 사용시간은 평균 5-6시간미만이 63.1%로 우리나라 평균 스마트폰 사용시간인 4.3시간보다 더 많아 스마트폰을 과다사용 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 스마트폰 중독은 성별에서 여성이 남성보다(t=2.350, p=.019), 학년에서(F=3.313, p=.021) 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 대인관계 건강은 성별에서 남성이 여성보다 높은 점수로 유의한 차이가 있었다(t=2.337, p=.020). 스마트폰 중독과 대인관계 건강은 음의 상관관계가 있었으며(r=-0.157, p=.011), 의사소통능력과 대인관계 건강은 양의 상관관계가 있었다(r=0.581, p<.001). 외로움과 대인관계 건강은 상관관계가 없었다. 대인관계 영향을 미치는 최종 회귀모형은 스마트폰 중독(t=2.753, p=.006), 의사소통 능력(t=11.714, p<.001), 스마트폰 구입동기(t=2.125, p=.035)로 구성되었으며 36.6%의 설명력을 보였다. 대학생의 대인관계 건강을 증진하기 위해서는 스마트폰 중독 및 서로간의 의사소통을 원활하게 할 수 있는 해결책이 필요할 것이며 본 연구는 관련된 중재프로그램 개발의 기초자료로 활용될 것을 기대한다.

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