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http://dx.doi.org/10.18064/JKASI.2021.19.2.1

Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Sensory Processing Ability of Preschool Children  

Kim, Chae-Hyeon (Department of Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Inje University)
Kim, Kyeong-Mi (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Medical Affairs, Inje University)
Chang, Moon-Young (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Medical Affairs, Inje University)
Jung, Hyerim (Department of Occupational Therapy, Kaya University)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration / v.19, no.2, 2021 , pp. 1-11 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : The purpose of this study was to compare sensory processing ability by smartphone addiction levels in preschool children, and to investigate the correlation between smartphone addiction level and sensory processing ability within smartphone addiction group. Method : The subjects of this study were 324 persons, with 124 persons in the addiction group and 200 in the normal user group. Measurements in this study were a questionnaire about general characteristics of subject, smartphone addiction scale, and short sensory profile. Methods for the data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson correlation analysis of SPSS 22.0. Results : There was a significant difference in the total Short Sensory Profile (SSP) score and in all sub-domains between the addiction and normal use groups (p<0.05). In the smartphone addiction group, there was a negative correlation between the SSP total score (r=-.278), auditory filtering (r=-.293), visual/auditory sensitivity (r=-.393) and smartphone addiction level. Conclusion : This study confirmed that there was a difference in smartphone addiction and sensory processing ability between the preschool children addiction and normal use groups. It has been proven that there is an interrelationship between sensory processing ability and smartphone addiction in the addiction group. It is significant in that it provides basic data to prevent smartphone addiction.
Keywords
Preschool children; Sensory processing ability; Smartphone addiction; Toddler;
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