Smartphone addiction and its associated factors among students in twin cities of Pakistan

Khalily, Muhammad Tahir; Loona, Maimoona Ismail; Bhatti, Mujeeb Masud; Ahmad, Ismail Sheikh; Saleem, Tamkeen

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“…Cluster sampling was used to sample the respondents within the target population. Based on a previous study,[ 7 ] the expected mobile phone addiction in students was 50%. The sample size was calculated using formula:…”

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Smartphone addiction and its associated behaviors among medical and dental students in Pakistan

Samar

Kamal

et al. 2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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INTRODUCTION: Addiction refers to the irresistible urge to engage in certain actions or dependence on a particular substance despite knowing negative consequences. The current study evaluated the severity of Smartphone addiction and the factors associated with cell phone-like activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2019 among medical and dental students in Karachi, Pakistan. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used among 400 students. The mobile phone addiction was assessed using a 20-item, Mobile Phone Addiction Scale. A two-stage cluster analysis was used to assess mobile phone addiction-like behaviours. Chi-square test was used to find associations between categorical variables. Kolmogorov–Smirnov to test normality of data were also used. A P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant for all tests. RESULTS: Out of the total 400 students, the majority 316 (79%) comprise female students. The mean age was 20.54 ± 1.59 years. In 184 (48%) students, there was evidence of mobile phone addiction-like behavior. The prevalence was higher in female than male students and among older compared to adolescent students; the differences were statistically nonsignificant. A higher median score ≥ of 4 is found in questions related to components reflected intense desire, impaired control, and tolerance and harmful mobile use. CONCLUSION: This study highlights that a large number of students are addicted to their smartphones. Smartphone addiction continues to be the most problematic addiction aided by the presence of intense desire, impaired control tolerance, and harmful mobile use. The phenomenon must be fully understood to draw deeper and richer inferences about the origins of this addictive behavior, which is becoming more prevalent in our Pakistani society on a daily basis.

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“…One cohort study conducted on Pakistani students showed that there are positive effects of awareness session on mobile phone use among adolescents. [ 7 ]…”

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Smartphone addiction and its associated behaviors among medical and dental students in Pakistan

Samar

Kamal

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Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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“…6% were females. Smartphone addiction was found to be high among Pakistani adolescents (6). A study conducted at Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (BZU) and Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) showed that 28% university students are suffering from internet addiction, and 13.5% have high level of loneliness (7).…”

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Frequency & Relationship between Loneliness and Smartphone Addiction among Medical Students of Lahore

Sohail

2024

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Smartphone addiction is a widespread and concerning issue wherein individuals excessively and compulsively use their smartphones. It’s characterized by habitual and prolonged phone usage, resulting in negative impacts on physical and mental health, strained personal relationships, increased fixation on the device, and a notable decrease in both personal productivity and overall quality of life. This study aims to find relationship between smartphone addiction and loneliness & prevalence of loneliness and smartphone addiction among medical students in Pakistan. This will also help to gauge the extent of related health issues and will lead to formulation of better guidelines for people suffering from smartphone addiction & loneliness thus improving the social and mental wellbeing of people from all age groups in Pakistani society.

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“…WHO describes addiction as ''dependence syndrome'', the ceaseless use of something for the sake of relief or stimulation with its absence causing cravings, similarly smartphone addiction is broadly categorized under behavioral addiction with excessive use of smartphones to a level where it interferes with the day to day routines of an individual disabling his physical, psychological and social capacity. Smartphone addiction is categorized as high risk factor for students, in Pakistan the prevalence of smartphone addiction was concluded high in a study held in Twin cities and out of 702 adolescents 422 (60%) had smartphone addiction, it has also been associated with decreased interaction between students and connection with the classroom, academic performance, poor sleeping habits, thumb pain and cyber bullying (11)(12)(13) .…”

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Alexithymia and its Association with Smartphone Addiction and Physical Activity in University Students of Islamabad

Nadeem¹,

Tehreem²,

Zafar³

et al. 2022

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Objective: Determine the prevalence of alexithymia and its relationship with smartphone addiction and physical activity among university students of Islamabad. Methods: In this cross sectional study, a 20 item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Smartphone Addiction Scale-Long version (SAS-LV), and International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short form (IPAQ-SF) were administered to 377 students from 6 universities of Islamabad using convenient sampling technique and the data was analyzed through statistical package for social sciences 26. Results: Alexithymia was present in 29.7% of university students and it was positively correlated with smartphone addiction but not significantly associated with physical activity. The two factors in the subscales of alexithymia DIF and DDF were positively correlated with smartphone addiction whereas EOT was not significantly correlated. Moreover, other sociodemographic variables showed a positive relationship with alexithymia: age, gender, satisfaction with life and residential status. Practical implications: This study would increase the awareness about alexithymia and its associated factors in the local community which would further steer direction to seek help from healthcare practitioners. Conclusion: More than 1/4rth of the university students were suffering from alexithymia and the score of alexithymia increased with level of smartphone addiction. Keywords: Alexithymia, University students, Islamabad, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Long version, International Physical activity questionnaire.

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Smartphone addiction and its associated factors among students in twin cities of Pakistan

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Smartphone addiction and its associated behaviors among medical and dental students in Pakistan

Smartphone addiction and its associated behaviors among medical and dental students in Pakistan

Frequency & Relationship between Loneliness and Smartphone Addiction among Medical Students of Lahore

Alexithymia and its Association with Smartphone Addiction and Physical Activity in University Students of Islamabad

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