KMID : 0368820150540040556
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Journal of the Korean Neuropsychiatr Association 2015 Volume.54 No. 4 p.556 ~ p.563
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Attitudes of Psychiatrists towards Smartphone Usage of Children and Adolescents
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ÀÌ¿¬Á¤:Lee Yeon-Jung
À̼ҿµ:Lee So-Young/À̾Ƹ§:Lee A-Reum/¹Ý°ÇÈ£:Bahn Geon-Ho/ÃÖÅ¿µ:Choi Tae-Young/±èÁö¿¬:Kim Ji-Youn/±èÁöÈÆ:Kim Ji-Hoon/¹ÚÀºÁø:Park Eun-Jin/¹ÚÁؼº:Park June-Sung/¹æ¼ö¿µ:Bang Soo-Young/À̹®¼ö:Lee Moon-Soo/À̼ÒÈñ:Lee So-Hee/ÃÖ»óö:Choi Sang-Cheol
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Abstract
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Objectives: In this study, we performed a preliminary investigation for establishing guidelines for the usage of smartphones in children and adolescents.
Methods: From March 2014 to August 2014, 182 board-certified psychiatrists were asked to participate in the survey ; 121 participants completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed by the authors, mainly the Public Relations Committee of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. It evaluates psychiatrists¡¯ opinions on the use of smartphones in children and adolescents. In addition, psychiatrists¡¯ attitudes towards their own usage of smartphones were assessed in order to determine the impact on their opinion towards the children¡¯s usage.
Results: Psychiatrists have recommended various opinions as the appropriate age to own a smartphone for the first time. Mean age recommended by psychiatrists is grade 7.7. One-hundred participants (82.6%) agreed to the age limit to own a smartphone for the first time. In addition all participants agreed to the necessity of a time limit in children and adolescents. Psychiatrists (17.4%) who disagree on the age limit in children considered the smartphone more useful by themselves compared to psychiatrists who agreed on the age limit.
Conclusion: Most psychiatrists have recommended that an appropriate limit for smartphone usage in children and adolescents is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Cell phones, Psychiatry, Child, Adolescent
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