An examination of smartphone addiction and loneliness among high school students according to various variables: A sample from Turkey

An examination of smartphone addiction and loneliness among high school students according to various variables: A sample from Turkey

Purpose It was aimed to examine smartphone addiction and loneliness among high school students. Design and Method This descriptive and cross‐sectional research was implemented with 1185 high school students. Data collection tools were “Smartphone Addiction Scale‐Short Version,” “UCLA Loneliness Scal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Perspectives in psychiatric care 2021-04, Vol.57 (2), p.941-947
Hauptverfasser: Kürtüncü, Meltem, Ayyıldız, Tülay Kuzlu, Kurt, Aylin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Addictions
Adolescent
Behavior, Addictive
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
dependency
Humans
Internet Addiction Disorder
Loneliness
mobile phone
Nursing
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Schools
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Smartphones
Students
Turkey
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose It was aimed to examine smartphone addiction and loneliness among high school students. Design and Method This descriptive and cross‐sectional research was implemented with 1185 high school students. Data collection tools were “Smartphone Addiction Scale‐Short Version,” “UCLA Loneliness Scale,” and “Parental Attitude Scale.” Findings As the level of addiction to smartphones rose, the percentage of students feeling lonely dropped (p 
ISSN:0031-5990
1744-6163
DOI:10.1111/ppc.12639