Subjectivity Study on Smartphone Addiction in Nursing Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the subjectivity of smartphone addiction recognized by nursing students, describe the characteristics of each type, and to identify the typology of smartphone addiction, and Q methodology was applied. 20 students in the department of nursing at A University were asked to classify 46 statements on smartphone addiction. Collected data were analyzed using the QUANL PC Program. In this study, the perception of smartphone addiction by nursing students were classified into 3 factors. Subjectivity types for smartphone addiction are 'cause oriented type', 'result oriented type', and 'physical harm concern type'. This study provided basic data on education related to nurses as female workers, and nursing of female patients in maternity parenting cycle.