Association between Smartphone Usage and Mental Health in South Korean Adolescents: The 2017 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Smartphone usage is indispensably beneficial to people's everyday lives. However, excessive smartphone usage has been associated with physical and mental health problems. This study aimed to evaluate the association of smartphone usage with depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts in Korean adolescents. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted in 54,603 Korean adolescent participants (26,930 male and 27,673 female) in the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2017 who reported their smartphone use. We performed multiple logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association of smartphone use with mental health after adjusting for relevant covariates. RESULTS:Among the participants, 25.6% of male students and 38.4% of female students reported using the

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093669 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature