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KMID : 1123620200180010034
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Journal of Korean Society of Sensory Integration Therapists
2020 Volume.18 No. 1 p.34 ~ p.43
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A Comparison of Sensory Processing Ability Depending on the Smartphone Usage of Toddlers in the “Smartphone Addiction” Risk Group
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Kim Yun-Kyeong
Kim Kyeong-Mi
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between smartphone addiction and sensory processing ability depending on the time of smartphone usage by at risk of smartphone addiction.
Methods : Participants of this study were 124 toddlers in a The data collection period was from September 2019 to December 2019. Measurements in this study included a questionnaire on general information about the subject, a smartphone addiction scale, and a short sensory profile. Methods for the data analysis included descriptive statistics and an independent t -test using SPSS 22.0.
Results : There were significant differences between groups depending on smartphone usage time in terms of total smartphone addiction, salience, impulse-compulsive use, withdrawal, tolerance, and interpersonal conflict among toddlers. There were also significant difference in sensory processing ability between groups according to the total Short Sensory Profile score (and in all sub-domains; p =.000 ∼ .042).
Conclusion : This study found that there was a difference in smartphone addiction and sensory processing ability depending on the smartphone usage time of toddlers at risk of smartphone. It is meaningful because it raises the need for education on the use of smartphones by toddlers.
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KEYWORD
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Sensory Processing Ability, Smartphone Addiction, Smartphone Usage Time, Toddle
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