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KMID : 0858820140310050147
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2014 Volume.31 No. 5 p.147 ~ p.158
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The association of depression and suicidal behaviors with smartphone use among Korean adolescents
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Kang Min-Jung
Lee Myoung-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aims to examine the association of depression, suicidal behaviors with smartphone use behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Methods: We analyzed data from ’Youth Health and Life Skills Survey’ in 2013. The survey was based on self-reported questionnaires distributed to 915 grade 7th and 8th students at four middle schools in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea in 2013 to evaluate the effects of ’Youth Health and Life Skills’ program. Depression and suicidal behaviors were measured in terms of the experience rate, and smartphone use behaviors were measured with average hours of smartphone use a day and overindulged behaviors in smartphone use by using 5-point Likert scales. We examined the association of depression and suicidal behaviors with smartphone use behaviors by using t-test and regression analyses.
Results: 21.5% of respondents have ever felt depressed or hopeless to lose interest in school life almost everyday for 2 weeks or longer in the past year. The experience rate of suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicidal attempt were 21.1%, 6.1%, and 5.7%, respectively. The mean of average hours of smartphone use a day was 3.9 hours, and the mean score of overindulged behaviors in smartphone use was 2.99. The students who have experienced depression and suicidal behaviors were more likely to have more smartphone using time and higher scores of overindulged behaviors in smartphne use than those who have not.
Conclusion: We concluded that for preventing addictive or problematic smartphone use behaviors among adolescents we should consider and develop more positive strategies for the moderate use of smartphone than regulatory measures, which include the implementation of skill-based health education program including life skills at schools and the development of smartphone applications useful for resolving mental stress and promoting mental health.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Suicidal Behaviors, Smartphone Use, Korean Adolescents
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