TY - JOUR
T1 - Smartphone dependency and addiction in university students
AU - Aldana-Zavala, Julio J.
AU - Valdivieso, Patricio A.Vallejo
AU - Isea-Argüelles, Josía Jeseff
AU - Colina-Ysea, Félix J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - The main objective of this study is to assess university student dependency and addiction to smartphones by applying a smartphone addiction scale (SAS). The methodology applied is deductive, descriptive, and uses a non-experimental cross-sectional field design. A proportional stratified sampling is applied to a sample of 303 university students. The means for the three SAS components are calculated. In component 1, the general mean is equal to 3.87. This suggests that there is dependency and addiction in the sample surveyed. The results show greater addiction in females than in males. The most related conditions are anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep disorders. These elements generate student dependency and addiction to smartphones. It is concluded that there is dependency and addiction to smartphones by university students.
AB - The main objective of this study is to assess university student dependency and addiction to smartphones by applying a smartphone addiction scale (SAS). The methodology applied is deductive, descriptive, and uses a non-experimental cross-sectional field design. A proportional stratified sampling is applied to a sample of 303 university students. The means for the three SAS components are calculated. In component 1, the general mean is equal to 3.87. This suggests that there is dependency and addiction in the sample surveyed. The results show greater addiction in females than in males. The most related conditions are anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep disorders. These elements generate student dependency and addiction to smartphones. It is concluded that there is dependency and addiction to smartphones by university students.
KW - adaptación
KW - efectos psicológicos
KW - electronic media
KW - estudiante
KW - medios electrónicos
KW - mental health
KW - psychological effects
KW - salud mental
KW - smartphone
KW - student adjustment
KW - teléfono inteligente
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85116860387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4067/S0718-50062021000500129
DO - 10.4067/S0718-50062021000500129
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85116860387
SN - 0718-5006
VL - 14
SP - 129
EP - 136
JO - Formacion Universitaria
JF - Formacion Universitaria
IS - 5
ER -
