Risk Factors for Smartphone Addiction in Korean Adolescents: Smartphone Use Patterns.

ABSTRACT: With widespread use of the smartphone, clinical evidence for smartphone addiction remains unclear. Against this background, we analyzed the effect of smartphone use patterns on smartphone addiction in Korean adolescents. A total of 370 middle school students participated. The severity of smartphone addiction was measured through clinical interviews and the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale. As a result, 50 (13.5%) were in the smartphone addiction group and 320 (86.5%) were in the healthy group. To investigate the effect of smartphone use patterns on smartphone addiction, we performed self-report questionnaires that assessed the following items: smartphone functions mostly used, purpose of use, problematic use, and parental attitude regarding smartphone use. For smartphone functio

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5592183 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature