Faʻamatalaga masani i le atamai i tamaiti aoga i le iunivesite i Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2016)

Saudi J. J. 2016 Jun;37(6):675-83. doi: 10.15537/Smj.2016.6.14430.

Alosaimi FD1, Alyahya H, Alshahwan H, Al Mahyijari N, Shaik SA.

Tusi tusitala

  • 1SABIC Psychological Health Research & Applications Chair, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. [imeli puipuia].

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SINI AUTU:

To investigate the prevalence and correlates of smartphone addiction among university students in Saudi Arabia.

METHODS:

O lenei suʻesuʻega faʻasolosolo na faia i le Iunivesite o King Saud, Riyadh, Malo o Saudi Arabia i le va o Setema 2014 ma Mati 2015. O se fesili faʻapitoa eletise faʻaletoroni ma faʻaaogaina telefoni feaveai (PUMP) Fua faʻatatau. 

TULAFONO:

Out of 2367 study subjects, 27.2% stated that they spent more than 8 hours per day using their smartphones. Seventy-five percent used at least 4 applications per day, primarily for social networking and watching news. As a consequence of using the smartphones, at least 43% had decrease sleeping hours, and experienced a lack of energy the next day, 30% had a more unhealthy lifestyle  (ate more fast food, gained weight, and exercised less), and 25% reported that their academic achievement been adversely affected. There are statistically significant positive relationships among the 4 study variables, consequences of smartphone use (negative lifestyle, poor academic achievement), number of hours per day spent using smartphones, years of study, and number of applications used, and the outcome variable score on the PUMP. The mean values of the PUMP scale were 60.8 with a median of 60. 

FAAIUGA:

University students in Saudi Arabia are at risk of addiction to smartphones; a phenomenon that is associated with negative effects on sleep, levels of energy, eating habits, weight, exercise, and academic performance.

PMID:

27279515

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