scholarly journals Smartphone Addiction and Personality: Review of International Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-253
Author(s):  
Viktor P. Sheinov
Keyword(s):  
Initial Data ◽  
International Research ◽  
Pathological Condition ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
International Studies

Mobile phones are perhaps the most popular digital devices that accompany us all the time. Smartphones certainly provide us with many conveniences but at the same time these devices are the reason why many users develop a pathological condition known as nomophobia or smartphone addiction, i. e., fear of losing phone contact or being away from network coverage. Many people, especially teenagers and children, cannot imagine their life without smartphones and try never to part with them. Phone addicts, due to the fact that their attention is constantly riveted to the smartphone screen, cannot efficiently study, do work thoughtfully and productively, establish relationships with others and, in general, live a full-fledged life. Smartphone addiction is a new phenomenon, one of the most widespread non-medical addictions, which in its scale has already left behind Internet addiction and addiction to gambling, forming a dangerous conglomerate with them. Numerous studies show that smartphone addiction has a detrimental effect on many important aspects of modern life. The purpose of this article is to provide an analytical review of international studies on the relationship between smartphone addiction and psychological and socio-psychological characteristics of personality. The choice of international studies as the initial data for the analysis was made due to the fact that it was in them (much earlier than in Russian ones) that the largest number of empirical results were obtained, which are of significant theoretical and practical interest. The number of Russian studies on this topic is much smaller, while many of them were carried out on small samples or were only discussions of international research results. Thus, it can be stated that the extensive information accumulated by international researcher on the dependence on smartphones is used insufficiently in Russian scientific community. The smartphone addiction is positively associated with such negative factors as depression, anxiety, stress, decreased self-esteem and self-control, sleep and health problems, low quality of life and dissatisfaction with it, family problems, poor school performance and the danger of becoming a victim of cyberbullying. Much higher smartphone addiction is typical of younger users. Assessments of smartphone dependence are positively correlated with being female, with smoking and consuming alcohol. A serious obstacle to relevant Russian research was the lack of Russian-language measuring instruments. To eliminate this obstacle, the author adapted and validated The Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) by M. Kwon et al. for the Russian-speaking society, and developed a reliable and valid Short Version of the Smartphone Addiction Questionnaire. In Russian studies on smartphone addiction, the results obtained on international samples can serve as basis for working hypotheses as well as initial data in cross-cultural research.

scholarly journals SHORT VERSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE "SCALE OF DEPENDENCE ON THE SMARTPHONE"

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
В. П. Шейнов
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Validity Criteria ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Corporate Information Systems ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Зависимость от смартфона - это новое явление, одна из наиболее распространенных немедицинских зависимостей, которая по своей массовости уже оставила позади интернет-зависимость и игроманию, образовав с ними опасный конгломерат. Отрицательные последствия зависимости от смартфонов могут включать психологические и поведенческие проблемы и проблемы с само-эффективностью у жертв этой зависимости. В статье показано, что предложенная автором сокращенная версия опросника «Smartphone Addiction Scale» (SAS) надежна и валидна. Она удовлетворяет стандартным требованиям к опросникам относительно надежности: на внутреннюю согласованность, надежность частей теста и ретестовую надежность. Опросник валиден, удовлетворяя ключевым критериям валидности: валидизации в процессе конструирования опросника; валидности содержательной; «очевидной»; текущей и прогностической; конструктной и конвергентной валидности; валидности по полу. Опросник стандартизован: приведены нормы, позволяющие выразить отличие индивидуального результата от среднего в единицах стандартного отклонения. Диагностируемая опросником зависимость от смартфона положительно коррелирует с тревожностью, депрессией, стрессом и отрицательно связана с самоконтролем и с удовлетворенностью жизнью. Зависимость от смартфона женщин, диагностированная опросником, статистически значимо превосходит зависимость от смартфона мужчин. Обнаружена значимая положительная связь тяги к курению у мужчин с зависимостью от смартфона. The article discusses the psychological concept of involvement and its significance in the design of corporate information systems. Traditionally, the concept of engagement is used to Smartphone addiction is a new phenomenon, one of the most widespread non-medical addictions, which, by its massiveness, has already left behind Internet addiction and gambling addiction, forming a dangerous conglomerate with them. The negative consequences of smartphone addiction can include psychological, behavioral and self-efficacy problems in victims of this addiction. The article shows that the short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) questionnaire proposed by the author is reliable and valid. It meets the standard requirements for reliability questionnaires: internal consistency, test portions reliability, and retest reliability. The questionnaire is valid, meeting the key validity criteria: validation in the process of designing the questionnaire; substantive validity; "obvious"; current and prognostic; construct and convergent validity; gender validity. The questionnaire is standardized: norms are given that allow expressing the difference between an individual result and the mean in units of standard deviation. Smartphone addiction diagnosed by the questionnaire is positively correlated with anxiety, depression, stress and is negatively associated with self-control and life satisfaction. The dependence on the smartphone of women, diagnosed by the questionnaire, statistically significantly exceeds the dependence on the smartphone of men. A significant positive relationship was found between smoking cravings in men and smartphone addiction.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence in the structure of a person’s intellectual and personal potential: trait or ability? (adaptation of the short version of the TEIQue-SF questionnaire)

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
Ekaterina А. Kryukova ◽  
Maria А. Shestova
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Language Version ◽  
The Russian Language

Background. One of the debated issues of modern psychology is the characteristics of the emotional sphere in the structure of a person’s intellectual and personal potential. Its most important component is emotional intelligence (EI), which can be studied from different methodological standpoints. It makes it urgent to develop appropriate diagnostic techniques. The objective: based on testing of the Russian-language version of the questionnaire “Trait Emotional Intelligent Questionnaire” (TEIQue-SF), the problem of understanding EI as an ability or personality trait, and the relationship of EI with uncertainty tolerance (UT) and emotional creativity (EC) is considered. Design. EI as a trait was measured using the approved TEI questionnaire (N= 482); as ability — using the EI questionnaire (N= 230); as attitude to uncertainty — using the new uncertainty tolerance questionnaire (N= 61); as emotional creativity — using the OEC questionnaire (N= 231). Research results. For the TEI questionnaire, a four-factor structure, similar to the original English version was confirmed. It included the following scales: “well-being”; “emotionality”; “sociality” and “self-control”. Their convergent validity with the scales of the EmIn questionnaire has been demonstrated. Relationship between tolerance to uncertainty and emotional creativity has been established, which makes it possible to talk about the positive role of emotional intelligence in personal and style self-regulation. Conclusions. The data obtained allow us to consider the psychometric characteristics of the Russian-language version of the TEI questionnaire satisfactory. The revealed positive relationship between the characteristics of EI according to the methods of TEI and EmIn, as well as links with EC, suggests the possibility of a broader interpretation of EI as a trait but also does not allow to deny its interpretation as an ability. Differences in methodological approaches regarding understanding the construct of EI do not prevent the possibility of measuring it as a variable of a person’s intellectual and personal potential interconnected with the attitude towards uncertainty and with the creative potential of a person.

Smartphone Addiction Scale--Short Version

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Kwon ◽  
Dai-Jin Kim ◽  
Hyun Cho ◽  
Soo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version

Smart phone usage and addiction among dental students in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elluru Venkatesh ◽  
Mohammad Yousef Al Jemal ◽  
Abdullah Saleh Al Samani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Purpose The main aim of this research is to explore measures of smart phone usage, smart phone addiction, and their associations with demographic and health behavior-related variables among dental students in Saudi Arabia. Methods A Cross sectional study involving sample of 205 dental students from Qaseem Private College were surveyed for smart phone use and addiction using the short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale for Adolescents (SAS-SV). Results Smart phone addiction was seen in 136 (71.9%) of the 189 students. The findings from our study revealed that high stress levels, low physical activity, higher body mass index (BMI), longer duration of smart phone usage, higher frequency of usage, shorter time period until first smart phone use in the morning and social networking sites (SNS) were associated significantly with the smart phone addiction. Conclusion The current research gives the information about the extent of smart phone over usage and addiction among the dental students in Saudi Arabia with indication of the predictors of addiction and the need for further research in the area with comprehensible interpretation to spread the awareness of the smart phone addiction.

scholarly journals Translation of the short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale into Brazilian Portuguese: cross-cultural adaptation and testing of measurement properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Foltran Mescollotto ◽  
Ester Moreira de Castro ◽  
Elisa Bizetti Pelai ◽  
Adriana Pertille ◽  
Delaine Rodrigues Bigaton
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES AND PROPERTIES OF THE PERSONALITY HAVING DEPENDENCE ON THE SMARTPHONE

2021 ◽  
pp. 225-235
Author(s):  
Виктор Павлович Шейнов ◽  
Наталья Васильевна Дятчик
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Educational Work

Зависимость от смартфона стала распространенным явлением, особенно в молодежной среде. В предыдущих исследованиях установлены большая распространенность данной зависимости и то, что жертвы этой зависимости испытывают страдания от плохого качества сна (а то и от бессонницы), депрессии, тревожности, стресса, а также отрицательные эмоции, характеризуются значительным снижением физической активности. Распространенность зависимости от смартфона и ее отрицательные последствия диктуют необходимость ее всестороннего исследования. Изучаются проявления феномена зависимости от смартфонов у учащихся медицинского колледжа. Установлено, что зависимость от смартфона положительно связана с одиночеством, агрессивностью, плохим настроением и отрицательно – с коммуникативной компетентностью, настойчивостью, самообладанием, саморегуляцией, а также с возрастом. В большей степени она проявляется у представителей женского пола. Выявленные корреляции зависимости от смартфонов с одиночеством, агрессивностью, саморегуляцией, коммуникативной компетентностью в целом соответствуют характеру корреляций, установленных в зарубежных исследованиях. Новыми как для отечественных, так и для зарубежных исследований являются установленные авторами отрицательные связи зависимости от смартфона респондентов с настойчивостью и самообладанием. Smartphone addiction has become common, especially among young people. Previous studies have established a high prevalence of this addiction and the fact that the victims of this addiction experience suffering: from poor sleep quality (and even insomnia), depression, anxiety, stress, experience negative emotions, and are also characterized by a significant decrease in physical activity. The prevalence of smartphone addiction and its negative consequences dictate the need for a comprehensive study. The article examines the manifestations of the phenomenon of smartphone addiction in medical college students. It is shown that the psychological mechanism of the emergence of addictions is described by a general model of psychological impact. It was found that that smartphone addiction is positively associated with loneliness, aggressiveness, bad mood, with the female gender, and negatively – with communicative competence, persistence, self-control, self-regulation, as well as with age. The connections identified in the article with loneliness, aggressiveness, self-regulation, and communicative competence generally correspond to the nature of the correlations established in foreign studies. New for both domestic and foreign studies are the negative links of dependence on smartphones with persistence and self-control revealed in the article. Based on the results of this study, recommendations were developed (based on the obtained empirical data) for college students to minimize the negative impact of smartphones on their mental and physical health. It is recommended in the process of educational work with students to explain the negative consequences of dependence on smartphones and the value of direct, live communication with their environment.

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