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Smartphone addiction among university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alosaimi FD, Alyahya H, Alshahwan H, Al Mahyijari N, Shaik SA
Saudi medical journal · 125 citas
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Quién lo pagó
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- Universidad u hospital
- King Saud University
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- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
- Universidad u hospital
- Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2016-06-01 · Saudi Med J · vol. 37 · número 6 · págs. 675–683
- Editorial
- Ministry of Defence and Aviation
- Citado
- 333 citas · más que el 100% de estudios similares · 44.7× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 31 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (publicación gratuita) · CC-BY-NC-SA
- Áreas de investigación
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Palabras clave
- smartphone addiction, problematic mobile phone use, university students, sleep deprivation, academic performance, dietary habits, physical activity, social networking, mobile application, Saudi Arabia
- MeSH
- humans, behavior, addictive, students, universities, adult, saudi arabia, female, male, young adult, smartphone
5 autores
- Fahad Dakheel Alosaimi🇸🇦🇴🇲King Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Haifa Alyahya🇸🇦🇴🇲King Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Hatem Alshahwan🇸🇦🇴🇲King Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Nawal Al Mahyijari🇸🇦🇴🇲King Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
- Shaffi A. Shaik🇸🇦🇴🇲King Saud University; Saudi Commission for Health Specialties; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health; National Guard Health Affairs
Resumen
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Objectives
To investigate the prevalence and correlates of smartphone addiction among university students in Saudi Arabia.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted in King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between September 2014 and March 2015. An electronic self administered questionnaire and the problematic use of mobile phones (PUMP) Scale were used.
Results
Out of 2367 study subjects, 27.2% stated that they spent more than 8 hours per day using their smartphones. Seventy-five percent used at least 4 applications per day, primarily for social networking and watching news. As a consequence of using the smartphones, at least 43% had decrease sleeping hours, and experienced a lack of energy the next day, 30% had a more unhealthy lifestyle (ate more fast food, gained weight, and exercised less), and 25% reported that their academic achievement been adversely affected. There are statistically significant positive relationships among the 4 study variables, consequences of smartphone use (negative lifestyle, poor academic achievement), number of hours per day spent using smartphones, years of study, and number of applications used, and the outcome variable score on the PUMP. The mean values of the PUMP scale were 60.8 with a median of 60.
Conclusion
University students in Saudi Arabia are at risk of addiction to smartphones; a phenomenon that is associated with negative effects on sleep, levels of energy, eating habits, weight, exercise, and academic performance.
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