Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan

Background: Excessive smartphone use could lead to addiction. Smartphone addiction has become a recent concern because of its potential to adversely impact on many aspects of life. The aim of this study is to assess the level of risk for smartphone addiction and to identify the predictors on the...

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Main Author:	Rahim, Nurfarhan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	RC31-1245 Internal medicine
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spelling	my-usm-ep.454342020-10-22T03:03:15Z Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan 2017 Rahim, Nurfarhan RC31-1245 Internal medicine Background: Excessive smartphone use could lead to addiction. Smartphone addiction has become a recent concern because of its potential to adversely impact on many aspects of life. The aim of this study is to assess the level of risk for smartphone addiction and to identify the predictors on the smartphone addictive behaviour among undergraduate university students in Kelantan. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 140 students of School of Health Sciences USM. Students from five study programs were randomly selected through multistage cluster sampling method. Socio-demographic and smartphone usage characteristic proforma, Smartphone Addiction Scale Malay Version (SAS-M) to measure the level of risk for developing smartphone addiction and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 – Malay Version (DASS 21) to measure depression, anxiety and stress level; were selfadministered by the students. Results: The mean score of SAS was 111.07 (SD 25.11). Majority of the students used smartphone for more than four hours daily (78.6 %). Daily usage smartphone time (13.63, 95% CI: 4.18, 23.08, p = 0.005) and stress level (1.57, 95% CI: 0.51, 2.62, p = 0.004 ) were found to have significant positive relationship, while Audiology program (-12.98, 95% CI: -24.43, -1.54, p = 0.027) and family income less than RM1000 (-12.52, 95% CI: -21.54, - 3.50, p = 0.007) have significant negative relationship with SAS-M score. 2017 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/45434/ http://eprints.usm.my/45434/1/Dr.%20Nurfarhan%20Rahim-24%20pages.pdf application/pdf en public masters Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan Universiti Sains Malaysia
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language	English
topic	RC31-1245 Internal medicine
spellingShingle	RC31-1245 Internal medicine Rahim, Nurfarhan Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan
description	Background: Excessive smartphone use could lead to addiction. Smartphone addiction has become a recent concern because of its potential to adversely impact on many aspects of life. The aim of this study is to assess the level of risk for smartphone addiction and to identify the predictors on the smartphone addictive behaviour among undergraduate university students in Kelantan. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 140 students of School of Health Sciences USM. Students from five study programs were randomly selected through multistage cluster sampling method. Socio-demographic and smartphone usage characteristic proforma, Smartphone Addiction Scale Malay Version (SAS-M) to measure the level of risk for developing smartphone addiction and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 – Malay Version (DASS 21) to measure depression, anxiety and stress level; were selfadministered by the students. Results: The mean score of SAS was 111.07 (SD 25.11). Majority of the students used smartphone for more than four hours daily (78.6 %). Daily usage smartphone time (13.63, 95% CI: 4.18, 23.08, p = 0.005) and stress level (1.57, 95% CI: 0.51, 2.62, p = 0.004 ) were found to have significant positive relationship, while Audiology program (-12.98, 95% CI: -24.43, -1.54, p = 0.027) and family income less than RM1000 (-12.52, 95% CI: -21.54, - 3.50, p = 0.007) have significant negative relationship with SAS-M score.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Rahim, Nurfarhan
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title	Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan
title_short	Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan
title_full	Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan
title_fullStr	Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan
title_full_unstemmed	Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan
title_sort	factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in kelantan
granting_institution	Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
granting_department	Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://eprints.usm.my/45434/1/Dr.%20Nurfarhan%20Rahim-24%20pages.pdf
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Factors associated with risk of smartphone addiction among undergraduate university students in Kelantan

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