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http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2017.23.4.525

Factors Influencing Smartphone Addiction in Adolescents  

Lee, Eun Jee (Department of Nursing, The Graduate School, Yonsei University)
Kim, Yune Kyong (Department of Nursing, Masan University)
Lim, Su-Jin (College of Nursing, Incheon Catholic University)
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Child Health Nursing Research / v.23, no.4, 2017 , pp. 525-533 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the relationship among depression, school adjustment, parent-child bonding, parental control and smartphone addiction, and to identify factors which influence smartphone addiction in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used, with a convenience sample of 183 middle school students from 3 middle schools. Data collection was conducted through self-report questionnaires from April to May, 2017. Data were analyzed using ${\chi}^2$ test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation coefficient analysis, and binary logistic regression with SPSS Ver. 21.0. Results: The mean score for smartphone addiction was 29.40. Of the adolescents, 21.3% were in the smartphone addiction risk group. Logistic regression analysis showed that gender (OR=7.09, 95% Cl: 2.57~19.52), school life (OR=0.86, 95% Cl: 0.79~0.93), smartphone usage time (OR=1.32, 95% Cl: 1.04~1.66), and parental control (OR=4.70, 95% Cl: 1.04~21.29) were effect factors for the smartphone addiction risk group. Conclusion: Findings indicate that school satisfaction was an important factor in adolescents' smartphone addiction. Control oriented parent management of adolescents' smartphone use did not reduce the risk of smartphone addiction and may have worsen the addiction. Future research is needed to improve understanding of how teachers and parents will manage their adolescents' use of smartphones.
Keywords
Smartphone; Addictive behavior; Adolescents; Parents; Schools;
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