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Basereh M, Halvani G H, Fallah H, Jam bar sang S. Evaluation of the Rate of Smart Phone Addiction among Students in Shahid Sadoughi School of Health in Yazd during COVID-19 Pandemic. TB 2022; 21 (4) :40-48
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Evaluation of the Rate of Smart Phone Addiction among Students in Shahid Sadoughi School of Health in Yazd during COVID-19 Pandemic
Masoud Basareh(M.Sc.)1, Gholam Hossein Halvani (M.Sc.)2, Hossein Fallah (Ph.D.)2, Sara Jam Barsang(Ph.D)3
1.Corresponding Author :M.Sc student of ergonomics, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email: Masoud.Basereh@yahoo.com Tel: 09361108709
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3.Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Smartphones have become an integral part of today's life. In addition to their benefits, excessive use of smartphones has negative effects, especially among students. One of these negative effects is smartphone addiction. During the Coronavirus pandemic and home quarantine, they were used to participate in virtual classes. They were also a means of entertainment and leisure. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent of smartphone addiction among students of Shahid Sadoughi School of Health in Yazd during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted during COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical population included 303 students from the school of Health. The instrument used was a cell phone addiction questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS_26 software, independent t-test and Chi-square.
Result: The mean score for cell phone addiction was 39.6. 7.6% had mild addiction, 85.8%, moderate addiction, and 6.6% had severe addiction. No significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, and education level and smartphone addiction. 66% of students' time was spent on social networks.
Conclusion: Smartphone addiction is high among health school students. It is necessary to carry out serious educational interventions and cultural and extracurricular activities later in the post-COVID period.
Keywords: Student, Smartphone Addiction, COVID-19
References
1-Ishii K. Examining the adverse effects of mobile phone use among Japanese adolescents. Keio Communication Review. 2011;33(33):69-83.
2-Salehan M, Negahban A. Social networking on smartphones: When mobile phones become addictive. Computers in human behavior.2013;29(6):2632-9.[Persian]
3-Shahroudi S, Soltani F, Nouri N, Rigi A. The relationship between cell-phone addiction with the academic achievement motivation and academic performance of students in Khash Baluchestan. Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry.2019;5(6):57-70.[Persian]
4-Roberts JA, Pullig C, Manolis C. I need my smartphone: A hierarchical model of personality and cell-phone addiction. Personality and Individual Differences.2015;(1):79:13-9.
5-Choliz M. Mobile-phone addiction in adolescence: the test of mobile phone dependence (TMD). Progress in health sciences.2012;2(1):33-44.
6-Shirani A. On the relationship between loneliness and social support and cell phone addiction among students. Journal of school psychology.2017;5(4):7-30.[ Persian]
7-Savari K. Build and accelerate mobile addiction inventory. Quarterly Journal of Educational Measurement.2014;4(15):126-42.[Persian]
8-Phillippi JC, Wyatt TH . Smartphones in nursing education. Computers Informatics
Nursing.2011; 29 (8): 449-54.
9-Faghih Aram B, Ebrahimi Z, Zargham M. On the psychosocial damages caused by the use of mobile phone and internet among students. Information and Communication Technology in Educational Sciences.2016;6(23):111-28.[ Persian ]
10- Gao T, Li J, Zhang H, Gao J, Kong Y, Hu Y, Mei S. The influence of alexithymia on mobile phone addiction: The role of depression, anxiety and stress. Journal of affective disorders.2018;1(225):761-6.
11-Toquero CM. Challenges and opportunities for higher education amid the COVID-19 pandemic: The Philippine context. Pedagogical Research.2020;5(4).
12-Read JM, Bridgen JR, Cummings DA, Ho A, Jewell CP. Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic predictions. MedRxiv.2020;1.
13-Jafari-Nodoushan A, Bagheri G. Effect of COVID-19 virus on Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders of Faculty Members of Yazd University. Iranian Journal of Ergonomics. 2020;8(3):1-2. [ Persian]
14-Mansourian M, Solhi M, Adab Z, Latifi M. Relationship between dependence to mobile phone with loneliness and social support in University students. Razi Journal of Medical Sciences.2014;21(120):1-8. [ Persian]
15-Yahyazadeh S, Fallahi-Khoshknab M, Norouzi K, Dalvandi A. The prevalence of smart phone addiction among students in medical sciences universities in Tehran 2016. Advances in Nursing and Midwifery.2017;26(94):1-0. [ Persian ]
16-Tavakolizadeh J, Atarodi A, Ahmadpour S, Pourgheisar A. The prevalence of excessive mobile phone use and its relation with mental health status and demographic factors among the students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences in 2011-2012. Razavi Int J Med.2014;2(1):e15527.[ Persian ]
17-Abedini Y, Zamani BE. Investigating motivation, type and rate of mobile use in university students.Contemporary Psychology.2013.7(2)73- 86.
18-Chen B, Liu F, Ding S, Ying X, Wang L, Wen Y. Gender differences in factors associated with smartphone addiction: a cross-sectional study among medical college students. BMC psychiatry. 2017;17(1):1-9.
19-Kates AW, Wu H, Coryn CL. The effects of mobile phone use on academic performance: A meta-analysis. Computers & Education. 2018;(127):107-12.
Masoud Basareh(M.Sc.)1, Gholam Hossein Halvani (M.Sc.)2, Hossein Fallah (Ph.D.)2, Sara Jam Barsang(Ph.D)3
1.Corresponding Author :M.Sc student of ergonomics, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email: Masoud.Basereh@yahoo.com Tel: 09361108709
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3.Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Smartphones have become an integral part of today's life. In addition to their benefits, excessive use of smartphones has negative effects, especially among students. One of these negative effects is smartphone addiction. During the Coronavirus pandemic and home quarantine, they were used to participate in virtual classes. They were also a means of entertainment and leisure. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent of smartphone addiction among students of Shahid Sadoughi School of Health in Yazd during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted during COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical population included 303 students from the school of Health. The instrument used was a cell phone addiction questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS_26 software, independent t-test and Chi-square.
Result: The mean score for cell phone addiction was 39.6. 7.6% had mild addiction, 85.8%, moderate addiction, and 6.6% had severe addiction. No significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, and education level and smartphone addiction. 66% of students' time was spent on social networks.
Conclusion: Smartphone addiction is high among health school students. It is necessary to carry out serious educational interventions and cultural and extracurricular activities later in the post-COVID period.
Keywords: Student, Smartphone Addiction, COVID-19
References
1-Ishii K. Examining the adverse effects of mobile phone use among Japanese adolescents. Keio Communication Review. 2011;33(33):69-83.
2-Salehan M, Negahban A. Social networking on smartphones: When mobile phones become addictive. Computers in human behavior.2013;29(6):2632-9.[Persian]
3-Shahroudi S, Soltani F, Nouri N, Rigi A. The relationship between cell-phone addiction with the academic achievement motivation and academic performance of students in Khash Baluchestan. Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry.2019;5(6):57-70.[Persian]
4-Roberts JA, Pullig C, Manolis C. I need my smartphone: A hierarchical model of personality and cell-phone addiction. Personality and Individual Differences.2015;(1):79:13-9.
5-Choliz M. Mobile-phone addiction in adolescence: the test of mobile phone dependence (TMD). Progress in health sciences.2012;2(1):33-44.
6-Shirani A. On the relationship between loneliness and social support and cell phone addiction among students. Journal of school psychology.2017;5(4):7-30.[ Persian]
7-Savari K. Build and accelerate mobile addiction inventory. Quarterly Journal of Educational Measurement.2014;4(15):126-42.[Persian]
8-Phillippi JC, Wyatt TH . Smartphones in nursing education. Computers Informatics
Nursing.2011; 29 (8): 449-54.
9-Faghih Aram B, Ebrahimi Z, Zargham M. On the psychosocial damages caused by the use of mobile phone and internet among students. Information and Communication Technology in Educational Sciences.2016;6(23):111-28.[ Persian ]
10- Gao T, Li J, Zhang H, Gao J, Kong Y, Hu Y, Mei S. The influence of alexithymia on mobile phone addiction: The role of depression, anxiety and stress. Journal of affective disorders.2018;1(225):761-6.
11-Toquero CM. Challenges and opportunities for higher education amid the COVID-19 pandemic: The Philippine context. Pedagogical Research.2020;5(4).
12-Read JM, Bridgen JR, Cummings DA, Ho A, Jewell CP. Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic predictions. MedRxiv.2020;1.
13-Jafari-Nodoushan A, Bagheri G. Effect of COVID-19 virus on Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders of Faculty Members of Yazd University. Iranian Journal of Ergonomics. 2020;8(3):1-2. [ Persian]
14-Mansourian M, Solhi M, Adab Z, Latifi M. Relationship between dependence to mobile phone with loneliness and social support in University students. Razi Journal of Medical Sciences.2014;21(120):1-8. [ Persian]
15-Yahyazadeh S, Fallahi-Khoshknab M, Norouzi K, Dalvandi A. The prevalence of smart phone addiction among students in medical sciences universities in Tehran 2016. Advances in Nursing and Midwifery.2017;26(94):1-0. [ Persian ]
16-Tavakolizadeh J, Atarodi A, Ahmadpour S, Pourgheisar A. The prevalence of excessive mobile phone use and its relation with mental health status and demographic factors among the students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences in 2011-2012. Razavi Int J Med.2014;2(1):e15527.[ Persian ]
17-Abedini Y, Zamani BE. Investigating motivation, type and rate of mobile use in university students.Contemporary Psychology.2013.7(2)73- 86.
18-Chen B, Liu F, Ding S, Ying X, Wang L, Wen Y. Gender differences in factors associated with smartphone addiction: a cross-sectional study among medical college students. BMC psychiatry. 2017;17(1):1-9.
19-Kates AW, Wu H, Coryn CL. The effects of mobile phone use on academic performance: A meta-analysis. Computers & Education. 2018;(127):107-12.
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Received: 2022/04/24 | Accepted: 2022/07/16 | Published: 2022/12/1
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