The smartphone addiction, peer relationships and loneliness in adolescents.
Encephale
; 48(5): 490-495, 2022 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34627619
ABSTRACT
This descriptive study was carried out to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction, peer relationships, and loneliness in adolescents. The sample consisted of 500 adolescents aged between 15-18 years, who were high school students in Central Anatolia region during the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of the study was collected through a questionnaire, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), Friendship Qualities Scale (FQS) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS). Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Shapiro-Wilk, and Spearman correlation test. The SAS-SV, FQS and ULS mean scores were 27.82±11.53, 81.88±15.68, and 41.99±8.62, respectively. Results indicated there was a weak positive correlation between the companionship subscales of both FQS and ULS with SAS-SV. There was a weak negative correlation between the conflict subscales of FQS and SAS-SV. Providing a special education to adolescents and their parents to raise their awareness on the negative effects of smartphone addiction may be recommended.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Behavior, Addictive
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Internet Addiction Disorder
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Encephale
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article