Child Health Nurs Res.  2017 Oct;23(4):525-533. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.4.525.

Factors Influencing Smartphone Addiction in Adolescents

• Lee EJ
• Kim YK
• Lim SJ

• KMID: 2394638
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2017.23.4.525

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 χ² 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.

Keyword

Smartphone; Addictive behavior; Adolescents; Parents; Schools

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Behavior, Addictive
Data Collection
Depression
Humans
Logistic Models
Parents
Smartphone*