Nature of Youth Smartphone Addiction in Korea: Diverse Dimensions of Smartphone Use and Individual Traits
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This study investigated the differences between smartphone users withhigh and low addiction tendencies among Korean college students. Theanalytical results revealed that more females were among therespondents with high addiction tendency. Highly addicted smartphoneusers have a greater level of motivation for chatting, caring for others, andaccessibility to others than the low addictive users. The preference ofsmartphone activities, such as voice calls, social network sites(SNSs), andchatting, is shown among addicted smartphone users. In addition, thosewho showed higher level of addiction perceived smartphones morepositively for bonding and bridging social relationships than those whohave lower addictive tendency. As for the psychological traits, the respondents with high addiction tendency have higher shyness,loneliness and depression scores, and a lower self‐esteem score.
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This study investigated the differences between smartphone users withhigh and low addiction tendencies among Korean college students. Theanalytical results revealed that more females were among therespondents with high addiction tendency. Highly addicted smartphoneusers have a greater level of motivation for chatting, caring for others, andaccessibility to others than the low addictive users. The preference ofsmartphone activities, such as voice calls, social network sites(SNSs), andchatting, is shown among addicted smartphone users. In addition, thosewho showed higher level of addiction perceived smartphones morepositively for bonding and bridging social relationships than those whohave lower addictive tendency. As for the psychological traits, the respondents with high addiction tendency have higher shyness,loneliness and depression scores, and a lower self‐esteem score.
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