Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

The Association Between Smartphone Use Pattern, Smartphone Addiction, and Depression Among Female Secondary School Students in Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Dr Najla Abdulaziz Al Dossary, Dr Arij Abdullah Al Thebaiti, Dr Afnan Abdullah Al Awwad, Dr Reham Zabar Al Anzi, Dr Tahani Mofareh Asseri

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 We investigated the association between smartphone use pattern, smartphone addiction, and depression among 493 female secondary school students in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Participants were assessed using a self–administered questionnaire comprising four sections: a) sociodemographic questions, b) smartphone use pattern, c) the Smartphone Addiction Scale–short version, and d) the Beck Depression Inventory–Primary Care version. Over half showed smartphone addiction, which was positively associated with depression. A longer duration of smartphone ownership; longer duration spent using smartphones daily; and using smartphones for social networking, entertainment, and website surfing were positively associated with smartphone addiction. Using smartphones for entertainment was positively correlated with depression. Consequently, students displaying high smartphone addiction scores should be monitored for depression. Depression screening programmes should be implemented in schools. Parents and children should set limits on their own and others‘ smartphone use, and public awareness should be raised regarding the association between smartphone addiction and depression.

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Dr Najla Abdulaziz Al Dossary, Dr Arij Abdullah Al Thebaiti, Dr Afnan Abdullah Al Awwad, Dr Reham Zabar Al Anzi, Dr Tahani Mofareh Asseri, The Association Between Smartphone Use Pattern, Smartphone Addiction, and Depression Among Female Secondary School Students in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-8 | AUGUST‾2017

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