THE EFFECT OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION ON CRANIOVERTEBRAL ANGLE AND DEPRESSION STATUS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The increasing use of smartphone among young people is creating negative effects and is an important public health problem in many countries. Smartphone abuse and addiction may cause physical and psychological disorders among users. However, the awarenes on this issue has been inadequate due to lacking of evidence. Objectives: To describe the current situation of smartphone using among students at highschools and universities in Hue city and to examine the relationship between smartphone using and sleep disturbances and psychological disstress among participants. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a randomly selected sample of 1,150 students at highschools and universities in Hue city. SAS-SV scale was used to evaluate phone addiction status, K10 scale was used for psychological distress assessment and PSQI scale was used to examine the sleep quality. Results: The proportion of students at highschools and universities having smartphones was 78.0%. The rate of smartphone addiction among high school students was 49.1% and that among university students was 43.7%. There was 57.3% of high school students had poor sleep quality, and that of university students was 51.6%. There was a statistically significant association between smartphone addiction and sleep disturbances and psychological disstress among participants (p <0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of smartphone addiction among students at highschools and universities is alarming and is related to sleep disturbances and psychological disstress among participants. There is a strong call to develop intervention to help students to aware and manage the use of smartphone effectively.

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Smartphone Addiction among University Students : A Northern Saudi Cross-Sectional Study

Aljouf University Medical Journal ◽

10.12816/0058987 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 33-43

Author(s):

Abouelkheir , Mohamed ◽

Thirunavukkarasu , Ashokkumar ◽

Albalawi , Faisal A. M. ◽

Alruwaili , Sultan H. H. ◽

Almugharriq , Malek M. N. ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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University Students' Smartphone Addiction Propensities according to Self-efficacy and Leisure-related Variables

Journal of Korean Home Management Association ◽

10.7466/jkhma.2014.32.1.63 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 63-79

Author(s):

Mihyun Ryu

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Smartphone Addiction

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An Empirical Study on Smartphone Addiction of the University Students

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) ◽

10.3991/ijim.v13i12.11120 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 184

Author(s):

Abdulmohsin Suliman Alkhunzain

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Quantitative Method ◽

Human Life ◽

Public University ◽

Future Research ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

The People ◽

The University

<p>Smartphones have become an import part of the human life from the beginning of the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Most of the people of different ages are using most modern smartphones. The present study is an attempt to examine the university students’ smartphone addiction and their perception on its usefulness for the academic purposes. The study employed quantitative method to measure the smartphones addiction. Two questionnaires were used to gather the data for the present attempt. One questionnaire was used to gather the data for smartphone addition and the second questionnaire was use to attain learners perception on the smartphone addiction for the learning purposes. The participants of the present attempt were (N=174) undergraduate students of a public university. The finding of the study displayed that university students spend more than 8 hours in a day on their smartphones. Findings also indicate that participants are aware of the positive aspects of smartphones. The study also recommends suggestion on the future research.</p>

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Is Smartphone Addiction Associated with a Younger Age at First Use in University Students?

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v10n2p134 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 134 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Doris Jaalouk ◽

Jocelyne Boumosleh

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Predictor Variable ◽

Subsequent Development ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Independent Effect ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Younger Age ◽

Smartphone Use ◽

Independent Association

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence highlighted the potential of habitual smartphone use among youth to become an addiction analogous to established behavioral and substance-related addictions. While investigators revealed independent predictive effects of several sociodemographic factors, personality traits, psychological conditions, and smartphone usage patterns on smartphone addiction (SPA) in university students, none examined the independent effect of age at first smartphone use, a potential predictor variable, on subsequent development of SPA.OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the independent association between age at first smartphone use and SPA score in a sample of 688 Lebanese undergraduate university students.METHODS: A random sample of 688 undergraduate students selected from Notre Dame University, Lebanon filled out survey forms that included a) questions on socio-demographics, academics, smartphone use, personality type, depression, anxiety, and lifestyle habits; b) 26-item Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) Scale. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the independent association between age at first use and SPA level.RESULTS: Mean age at first smartphone use was about 15 years. Younger age at first use of smartphone was found to be significantly associated with several SPA symptoms and correlated with higher total SPAI score. In the unadjusted regression model, higher total SPAI scores were found to be significantly associated with younger age at first smartphone use. This association remained significant in the partially adjusted model, but disappeared in the fully adjusted one when controlling additionally for smartphone use habits.CONCLUSION: Younger age at smartphone use did not independently predict SPA in this sample of students.

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