National, Sex and Academic Discipline Difference in Smartphone Addiction: A Study of Students in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan

There are an increasing number of studies on smartphone addiction (SA) among students, and also a number of cross-cultural ones. We add to this body of research by presenting, for the first time, a cross-cultural study comparing students in four Middle Eastern countries: Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia,...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2019-07, Vol.55 (5), p.825-830
Main Authors: Albursan, Ismael Salamah, Al Qudah, Mohammad Farhan, Dutton, Edward, Hassan, Elsayed Mohammed Abu Hashem, Bakhiet, Salaheldin Farah Attallah, Alfnan, Ali A., Aljomaa, Suliman S., Hammad, Heba Ibraheem
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Language:English
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Academic disciplines
Addictions
Community and Environmental Psychology
Comparative studies
Cross cultural studies
Cultural differences
Humanities
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Original Paper
Psychiatry
Sex differences
Smartphones
Students
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Summary:There are an increasing number of studies on smartphone addiction (SA) among students, and also a number of cross-cultural ones. We add to this body of research by presenting, for the first time, a cross-cultural study comparing students in four Middle Eastern countries: Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. In this context, we also attempt to replicate findings—in other studies—that there are differences in smartphone addiction prevalence along the lines of sex, culture and subject of study. These findings were indeed replicated in a Middle Eastern context. We found significant differences between the Jordanian sample and the other three samples, with Jordanians displaying higher SA. The Sudanese displayed higher SA than the Yemenis, and the Saudis higher than the Sudanese or the Yemeni. We also found that females displayed greater SA than males and humanities students greater SA than science students.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-019-00368-x