KMID : 0606120150210010055
|
|
Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing 2015 Volume.21 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.63
|
|
Cell Phone Addiction in School-Age Children and Related Factors
|
|
Koo Hyun-Young
Kim Eun-Jung
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify cell phone addiction in school-age children and factors influencing addiction.
Methods: The participants were 163 parents of elementary school students in the 1st to 4th grades. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires completed by the parents, and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 19.0 IBM program.
Results: Of the children, 86.5% were reported as being average users, 9.2%, at risk users, and 4.3%, at high risk users. Cell phone addiction in the children was significantly different according to games played by the children and parents¡¯ monthly income. Significant factors influencing cell phone addiction in the children were children¡¯s self-control, games played by the children, parents¡¯ cell phone addiction and parental control for children¡¯s cell phone use, explaining 24% of variance in cell phone addiction.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that cell phone addiction in school-age children is influenced by parent-related factors as well as personal factors. Therefore approaches to education programs on cell phone use in school-age children should include parent-related factors as well as personal factors of the children.
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
Children, Cell phone, Addictive behavior, Parents
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|