Effects of Smartphone Overdependence and the Quality of Friendship on Depression among High School Students

This study analyzes the effects of smartphone overdependence and the quality of friendship on depression among high school students in Korea. The study subjects were 121 high school students. Smartphone overdependence was assessed using the smartphone overdependence scale for adolescents, depression...

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Published in:Occupational therapy international 2022-05, Vol.2022, p.3932326-7
Main Authors: Sung-min, Son, Byoung-jin, Jeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adolescent
Child psychopathology
Coronaviruses
Correlation analysis
COVID-19
Depression - epidemiology
Depression, Mental
Friends
High school students
Humans
Learning
Likert scale
Mental depression
Occupational Therapy
Pandemics
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Smart phones
Smartphone
Smartphones
Social aspects
Social networks
Social research
Society
Students
Surveys
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:This study analyzes the effects of smartphone overdependence and the quality of friendship on depression among high school students in Korea. The study subjects were 121 high school students. Smartphone overdependence was assessed using the smartphone overdependence scale for adolescents, depression was assessed using the Korean version of the patient health questionnaire-9, and the quality of friendship was assessed using the friendship quality questionnaire. The results of the correlation analysis showed statistically significant differences among all the variables. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis showed that smartphone overdependence increases the depression level, whereas the quality of friendship lowers it. To decrease depression among high school students, smartphone overdependence and the quality of friendship should be managed appropriately. Moreover, the causal relationships and mediating effects between smartphone overdependence and the quality of friendship should be analyzed.
ISSN:0966-7903
1557-0703
DOI:10.1155/2022/3932326