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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2020.25.02.205

A Study on the Causal Relationships of Quality of Life according to the Mobile Phone Overdependence of University Students  

Cho, Woo-Hong (Dept. of Social Welfare, Seowon University)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of university students' mobile phone Overdependence on their quality of life. To achieve the purpose of the study, a survey was conducted on 348 male and female students attending a four-year college in C city. Data were analyzed using the structural equation model of SPSS 19.0 and AMOS 18.0. As a result, male students showed higher Overdependence on mobile phone than female students, and male students used games, videos, and searches in order. Academic satisfaction showed higher male and female students in all majors, rather than liberal arts, mobile phone excessive Overdependence appeared to affect academic satisfaction. In addition, the overdependence of mobile phone of university students has a significant effect on academic satisfaction, and academic satisfaction has an effect on life satisfaction. In particular, college students entering adulthood remained intact in their adolescence, affecting college life due to mobile phone overdependence.
Keywords
Overdependence; Quality of Life; Mobile Phone; University Life; Information Society;
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