J Korean Med Sci.
2018 Dec;33(52):e347. 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e347.
Exploring the Differences between Adolescents' and Parents' Ratings on Adolescents' Smartphone Addiction
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. irenelee@schmc.ac.kr
- 3Department of Psychiatry, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Joenmaem Psychiatry Clinic, Suwon, Korea.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- 6Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Goyang, Korea.
- 7Dodream Psychiatry Clinic, Bucheon, Korea.
- 8Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 9Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 10Didim Psychiatry Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- 11Department of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- 12Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2429602
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e347
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Smartphone addiction has recently been highlighted as a major health issue among adolescents. In this study, we assessed the degree of agreement between adolescents' and parents' ratings of adolescents' smartphone addiction. Additionally, we evaluated the psychosocial factors associated with adolescents' and parents' ratings of adolescents' smartphone addiction.
METHODS
In total, 158 adolescents aged 12-19 years and their parents participated in this study. The adolescents completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and the Isolated Peer Relationship Inventory (IPRI). Their parents also completed the SAS (about their adolescents), SAS-Short Version (SAS-SV; about themselves), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). We used the paired t-test, McNemar test, and Pearson's correlation analyses.
RESULTS
Percentage of risk users was higher in parents' ratings of adolescents' smartphone addiction than ratings of adolescents themselves. There was disagreement between the SAS and SAS-parent report total scores and subscale scores on positive anticipation, withdrawal, and cyberspace-oriented relationship. SAS scores were positively associated with average minutes of weekday/holiday smartphone use and scores on the IPRI and father's GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores. Additionally, SAS-parent report scores showed positive associations with average minutes of weekday/holiday smartphone use and each parent's SAS-SV, GAD-7, and PHQ-9 scores.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that clinicians need to consider both adolescents' and parents' reports when assessing adolescents' smartphone addiction, and be aware of the possibility of under- or overestimation. Our results can not only be a reference in assessing adolescents' smartphone addiction, but also provide inspiration for future studies.
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