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KMID : 0869520150210010078
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2015 Volume.21 No. 1 p.78 ~ p.84
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A Study on the Relationship between Self-Esteem, Social Support, Smartphone Dependency, Internet Game Dependency of College Students
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Choi Hee-Jung
Yoo Jang-Hak
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, social support, smartphone dependency and internet game dependency of college students.
Methods: This was a descriptive study. The survey participants were 299 college students in M city and I city. The data were collected from June 2 to June 20, 2014 and self-report questionnaires including Self-Esteem Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Smartphone Dependency Sale, Internet Game Dependency Scale. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent-sample t-test, ANOVA, stepwise multiple regression.
Results: Social support & smartphone dependency showed significant differences according to gender. Smartphone dependency was found to have a statistically negative correlation with self-esteem, social support and positive correlation with internet game dependency. Internet game dependency was found to have a statistically negative correlation with self-esteem, social support. Social support was found to have a statistically negative correlation with self-esteem. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the significant predictors of smartphone dependency were internet game dependency, gender, self-esteem, accounted for 16.6% of the variance.
Conclusion: It is necessary for reduction program of college students’ smartphone dependency that consider their internet game dependency, gender, self-esteem.
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KEYWORD
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Self-Esteem, Social support, Smartphone, Internet
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