Two main scales are in use, the 20item selfreported problematic use of mobile phones pump scale, and the mobile phone. The aim of this study was to develop a shorter version of the estonian smartphone addiction proneness scale esaps18 based on the smartphone addiction scale by kwon, lee, et al. Psychological predictors of problem mobile phone use. E validity and reliability of the persian version of mobile. E validity and reliability of the persian version of. After all, its rarely the phone or tablet itself that creates the compulsion, but rather the games, apps, and online worlds it connects us to. The current investigation was designed to study the impact of impulsiveness on mobile phone addiction and to compare mobile phone addiction and impulsiveness among adolescent males and females. And pathological phone use has given rise to a raft of new terminology. Short version of the smartphone addiction scale in chinese adults. Effects of selfcontrol, life stress on smart phone addiction of university students. Introduction in recent decades, the progress of technology has been considerable. This study was designed to investigate the revised and short version of the smartphone addiction scale and the proof of its validity in adolescents.
The goal of the study was to validate the english version of the smartphone applicationbased addiction scale sabas. May 18, 2015 smartphone addiction is no joke, and now theres a scientific way to measure it. The relationship between college students alexithymia and. Smartphone addiction and social media disorder this survey included the smartphone addiction scale sas 16 and the social media disorder. Methods a total of 197 participants were selected from nov.
Problematic mobile phone use is very alarming but there is no solid framework to understand that why it. The conceptual model on smart phone addiction among early. The mobile phone addiction scale is based on the clinical criteria of substance dependence formulated by dsmiv tr. The smartphone addiction scale sas, originally developed in korean but. As a result, smart phone addiction and depression, anxiety, impulsiveness, and lack of control showed significant relationship. In addition, the researchers asked participants to complete the mobile phone problem use scale mppus, a 27 item questionnaire that has positive correlations with selfreported mobile phone use. Based on previously published internet addiction scales and celluar phone addiction scale, saps was developed 10. Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young.
Jul 18, 2017 the goal of the study was to validate the english version of the smartphone applicationbased addiction scale sabas. Prevalence of mobile phone overuse depends largely on definition and thus the scales used to quantify a subjects behaviors. Kang and park developed smart phone addiction rating scale and verified it 22. Smartphone addiction is no joke, and now theres a scientific way to measure it. If this is the case, the cellular phone is solely a device used to satisfy the desire or need to play online games. Two main scales are in use, the 20item selfreported problematic use of mobile phones pump scale, and the mobile phone problem use scale mppus, which have been used both with adult and adolescent populations. The scale consists of 37 items and aids researchers, school collegeadolescent counsellors in examining the problematic usage of mobile phones, leading to poor mental health and behavioral disturbances, problematic interpersonal relationship, social withdrawal and clinically. Prevalence of problematic mobile phone use in british. This scientific test will tell you how addicted you are to. Objective the aim of this study was to develop a selfdiagnostic scale that could distinguish smartphone addicts based on the korean selfdiagnostic program for internet addiction k scale and the smartphones own features. Short version of the smartphone addiction scale adapted to. Impact of impulsiveness on mobile phone addiction vinayak.
The smartphone addiction scale sassv, kwon, kim, et al. Kwon m, kim dj, cho h, yang s 20 the smartphone addiction scale. One thousand one hundred and eighty students were selected by convenience sampling. Italian validation of smartphone addiction scale short.
The smartphone addiction scale short version, which was developed and. This is a selfreport questionnaire with 17 items, which rated on a 5point likert scale. However, considering its mobile and internet capabilities, a. We investigated the relationship between psychological characteristics, mobile phone addiction and use of mobile phones for 269 taiwanese female university students who were administered rosenbergs selfesteem scale, lais personality inventory, and a mobile phone usage questionnaire and mobile phone addiction scale.
Problematic mobile phone use, consumer behaviour, scale development, impulse buying, compulsive buying, behavioural addiction, internet addiction, mobile phones. In addition, it suggested cutting off the values by gender in order to determine smartphone addiction. Dec 31, 20 smartphone addiction proneness scale saps was added to verify the concurrent validity of sassv. Traditional addictions to alcohol, drugs or gambling have now been joined by addictions to videogames, the internet and even mobile phones. Another aim was to identify the most frequently used smartphone applications and their perceived importance by the participants. This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of an english language measure of problematic mobile phone use. At the same time, this paper tried to test the moderate effect of gender according to previous study. The data was collected from a sample of 159 college students by using the mobile phone addiction scale mpas developed by a.
Smartphone addiction, sometimes colloquially known as nomophobia fear of being without a mobile phone, is often fueled by an internet overuse problem or internet addiction disorder. A new study from iowa state university has identified some of the central aspects of nomophobia thats no mobile phone phobia with a handy new 20question survey measuring iphone codependence. Development and validation of a short version for adolescents article pdf available in plos one 812. Lee said that the factor that affects smart phone addiction is habitual. Smartphone addiction scale short version sassv is adapted to spanish and french. Mobile addiction is the subset of behavioral addiction. Answer this 20question survey to see just how addicted. To measure problem use, the mobile phone problem use scale was devised and validated as a reliable selfreport instrument, against the addiction potential scale and overall mobile phone usage levels. I have found myself in risky situations because i have used my mobile phone whilst walking. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, kent state university.
In a study conducted by baylor university, cell phone addiction was linked to. To find out the effect of use of mobile phone on mental health of higher secondary school students. Students cell phone addiction and their opinions by tessa jones 75. A smartphone functions not only as a mobile phone but also as a computer, mp3 or video player. Development and validation of a short version for adolescents. When the scale was being developed, it was focused on internet use rather than on mobilephone use, and on the analysis of the addiction concepts such as craving, tolerance, and withdrawal in the process of the concept analysis of smartphone addiction. A total of 412 participants including 253 female and 159 male students who study in. Based on previously published internet addiction scales and celluar phone addiction scale, saps was developed. The aim of this study is to adapt the mobile phone addiction scale developed by choliz 2012 for turkish culture and investigate its validity and reliability. Pdf short version of the smartphone addiction scale in chinese.
Mobile phone mobile communication television viewing addictive behavior mobile telephone these keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Mobile phone addiction, commonly termed nomophobia, is one of the newest forms of digital addiction and as such. Thus, a total of 1519 participants were used for data analyses in the present study. Pdf the adaptation of mobile phone addiction scale into. Smartphone addiction proneness scale saps was added to verify the concurrent validity of sassv. After all, its rarely the phone or tablet itself that creates the.
In order to evaluate the internal consistency and reliability, concurrent and construct validity, and dimensionality of the esaps18, both experts opinions. Mean, sd, ttest and pearsons productmoment correlations were the statistical techniques used. Mobile phone addiction index mpai mobile phone addiction was measured by the chinese version of the mobile phone addiction index mpai 34, which was developed by leung 35. The mobile phone is among the technological tools with the greatest presence in the market. Participants were recruited from a university campus, health science center, and other public locations. Impact of mobile phone addiction on adolescents life. We investigated the relationship between psychological characteristics, mobile phone addiction and use of mobile phones for 269 taiwanese female university students who were administered rosenbergs selfesteem scale, lais personality inventory, and a mobile phone usage questionnaire and. However, in the literature, the distinction between smartphones and mobile phones does not seem to be so clear. New technologies have brought new forms of addiction with them. Short version of the smartphone addiction scale adapted to spanish and french. Problem use was a function of age, extraversion, and low selfesteem, but not neuroticism.
Emerging research has found that problematic use of mobile phone is. These data provide preliminary support for the use of the pump scale in. Cell phone addiction, sometimes referred to as problematic mobile phone use, is a behavioral addiction thought to be similar to that of an internet, gambling, shopping, or video game addiction and leads to severe impairment or distress in ones life. To find out the mental health of higher secondary school students by the use of mobile phones with respect to gender, locality, type of school and group taken. Results supported a unidimensional factor structure for the 20item selfreport problematic use. Mobile phone usage is so strongly integrated into young peoples behavior that symptoms of behavioral addiction, such as cell phone usage interrupting their day today activities. Research has shown some people experience serious negative physiological effects when separated from their phones. Consequently, disentangling a persons mobile phone user profile is a preliminary step necessary to avoid regrouping dissimilar behaviors into a deceptive label of mobile phone addiction. The saps consisted of 15 items scored with a fourpoint likert scale 1. Development and validation of a smartphone addiction scale sas. During a period of scarcely 10 years, it has gone from being almost nonexistent to being the device most used and desired by adolescents.
So, even though it is necessary to carry out further work in order to analyse the associations of the scale with mental health conditions e. Mobile phone addiction scale in new delhi, prasad psycho. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young people in. Criteria for identification of smartphone addiction. Development of a mobile phone addiction craving scale and. The psychometric properties of the smartphone application. Availability of improved technology is important in development and increase productivity but also carries some hostile impacts along with.
The most widely used scale is the mobile phone problem use scale mppus, which is used to study adult populations, and has been applied in various forms in international contexts. Its physical characteristics as well as the psychological processes involved in its use explain both the fascination it elicits and the abuse. First they were administered with mobile phone addiction scale. It also displayed convergent validity when compared to an existing measure of cellular phone dependency the cpdq, items measuring the frequency and intensity of cellular phone use behaviors the cuq, and selfreported feelings of addiction to the mobile phone. Emerging research has found that problematic use of mobile. The mobile phone problem use scale and how much you really. Problematic mobile phone use is very alarming but there is no solid framework to understand that why it develops and why it persists. Mobile phone addiction among college going students in. Developing a shorter version of the estonian smartphone.
Keywords adolescents, young adults, smartphone addiction, validation, scale 1. The app simply calculated the duration the phone was active using screen onoff as the indicator. Conference paper pdf available january 2019 with,947 reads how we measure reads. Feb 27, 20 when the scale was being developed, it was focused on internet use rather than on mobile phone use, and on the analysis of the addiction concepts such as craving, tolerance, and withdrawal in the process of the concept analysis of smartphone addiction.
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