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Smartphone Addiction and Anxiety in Adolescents - A Cross-sectional Study
- Title
- Smartphone Addiction and Anxiety in Adolescents - A Cross-sectional Study
- Authors
- Kim, Kitai; Yee, Jeong; Chung, Jee Eun; Kim, Hyun Jeong; Han, Ji Min; Kim, Joo Hee; Lee, Kyung Eun; Gwak, Hye Sun
- Ewha Authors
- 곽혜선
- Issue Date
- 2021
- Journal Title
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR
- ISSN
- 1945-7359
- Citation
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 895 - 901
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction; adolescent; anxiety; Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale; Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale
- Publisher
- PNG PUBLICATIONS
- Indexed
- SSCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Objectives: The overuse of smartphones affects physical, social, and psychological well-being. However, research on smartphone addiction and anxiety disorders is scarce. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the association between anxiety and smartphone addiction risk in Korean adolescents. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey method. We used the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale to assess anxiety symptoms and we used the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale index to evaluate the degree of high-risk or at-risk for smartphone addiction. Results: Analyses were performed for 1733 adolescents, including 771 boys and 962 girls. The high-risk or at-risk group for smartphone addiction accounted for 20.1% (p < .0001). Total anxietyscalescore,aswellasphysiologicalanxiety,oversensitivity,andsocialconcerncategorieswere statistically different among levels of smartphone addiction risk (all ps < .0001). Multivariate analysis showed that poor self-reported health level, higher risk of smartphone addiction, having fewer close friends, caffeine drink consumption, female sex, and alcohol use were associated with greater anxiety. Conclusions: Management of smartphone addiction seems to be essential for proper psychological health. There is an urgent need to develop a way to prevent smartphone addiction on a social level.
- DOI
- 10.5993/AJHB.45.5.9
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- 약학대학 > 약학과 > Journal papers
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