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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analytic Study of Programs for the Problems of Smartphone Addiction in Korean Youth: Focusing on Anxiety, Depression, Impulsiveness, Self-control, Self-esteem and Smartphone Addiction  

Ko, Yejung (Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health, Kongju National University)
Kim, Sinhyang (Department of Nursing Science, Shinsung University)
Park, Sihyun (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing / v.36, no.1, 2022 , pp. 5-19 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review and the meta-analytic study was to examine the effectiveness of the interventions for smartphone addiction problems in youth on alleviating their levels of anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, self-control, self-esteem, and smartphone addiction. Methods: Relevant literature was searched from six electronic databases, and studies were searched by rigor PICOS framework. A total of 31 studies were included for the meta-analysis, which met the inclusion criteria of this study. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 2.0 was used for analysis. Results: Overall effect size of the intervention was Hedges' g 1.02 (95% CI: 0.86~1.17), which was a large effect size with a statistical significance. The effect sizes of the outcome variables were significant. Self-control showed the largest effect sizes (g=1.73), followed by smartphone addiction (g=1.49), self-esteem (g=0.99), impulsiveness (g=0.82), anxiety (g=0.77), and depression (g=0.67). Interventions targeting smaller groups showed a higher effect size than larger groups. Conclusion: This study indicates that the interventions targeting Korean youths can reduce anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, self-control, self-esteem, and smartphone addiction of Korean youth. This study can provide evidence for further interventions to prevent smartphone addiction and related programs in Korean youths.
Keywords
Children; Smartphone addiction; Meta-analysis; Self esteem;
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