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Psychological Factors Associated With Smartphone Addiction in South Korean Adolescents
  • Lee, Jeewon ;
  • Sung, Min Je ;
  • Song, Sook Hyung ;
  • Lee, Young Moon ;
  • Lee, Je Jung ;
  • Cho, Sun Mi ;
  • Park, Mi Kyung ;
  • Shin, Yun Mi
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Publication Year
2018-03-01
Journal
Journal of Early Adolescence
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Citation
Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol.38 No.3, pp.288-302
Keyword
adolescentaggressive behaviorpsychological factorself-esteemsmartphone addiction
All Science Classification Codes (ASJC)
Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political ScienceLife-span and Life-course Studies
Abstract
The smartphone has many attractive attributes and characteristics that could make it highly addictive, particularly in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of young adolescents in risk of smartphone addiction and the psychological factors associated with smartphone addiction. Four hundred ninety middle school students completed a self-questionnaire measuring levels of smartphone addiction, behavioral and emotional problems, self-esteem, anxiety, and adolescent-parent communication. One hundred twenty-eight (26.61%) adolescents were in high risk of smartphone addiction. This latter group showed significantly more severe levels of behavioral and emotional problems, lower self-esteem, and poorer quality of communication with their parents. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the severity of smartphone addiction is significantly associated with aggressive behavior (β =.593, t = 3.825) and self-esteem (β = −.305, t = −2.258). Further exploratory and confirmatory studies should consider different sites, demographics, technological mobile devices, platforms, and applications.
ISSN
1552-5449
Language
eng
URI
https://aurora.ajou.ac.kr/handle/2018.oak/30078
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85041346741&origin=inward
DOI
https://doi.org/2-s2.0-85041346741
Journal URL
http://www.sagepub.com
Type
Article
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the grant from Gong-ju National Hospital, and also by a grant of the Korean Mental Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HM14C2603).
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