Comparison of Gender Factors Affecting Middle School Students' Smartphone Addiction.

Kim,  Hee Min; Shin,  Sung Hee

doi:2015.24.3.145

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 24(3); 2015 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2015;24(3):145-155.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.3.145 Published online September 30, 2015.

Comparison of Gender Factors Affecting Middle School Students' Smartphone Addiction.

Hee Min Kim, Sung Hee Shin

¹College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
²College of Nursing Science, East-West Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. sunghshin@khu.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
This cross-sectional study was done to compare factors influencing smartphone addiction in middle school boys and girls. METHODS: Participants were 390 middle school students (boys 198, girls 192) who were living in Seoul. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 program. RESULTS: Factors influencing smartphone addiction for boys were stress, the motivation to use smartphone as a tool of ostentation and fashion, depression, self-control, and teacher control over the use of smartphone. Factors influencing smartphone addiction for girls were stress, the motivation to use smartphone as a tool of ostentation and fashion. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that it is necessary to consider gender characteristics in order to develop effective management programs for smartphone addiction in middle school students.

Key Words: Addiction; Gender; Stress; Motivation; Depression