Intercohort comparison of smartphone dependency in adolescence with increased smartphone possession and accessibility

Yoo, Changmin

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02323-0

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“…Notably, smartphone dependency displayed an increasing trend with age. The escalating smartphone usage and dependency among adolescents are causing significant global concern due to their adverse effects on psychological and behavioral aspects [16][17][18][19][20][21]. The age-related increase in smartphone dependency, consistent with previous research findings [21], underscores the need to explore the factors associated with this increase.…”

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“…This concept is also referred to as problematic smartphone use and is recognized as having negative effects on various aspects, including mental health [16]. According to a study by Yoo [20], smartphone dependency is identified as a significant social issue negatively affecting psychological and behavioral aspects. In addition, it is particularly prominent among adolescents, and there is a growing trend in the number of students excessively reliant on smartphones [21].…”

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The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of Smartphone Dependency on the Relationship between Exercise Time and Subjective Happiness in Adolescents

Kim,

Ahn

2023

Healthcare

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The phenomenon of adolescents engaging in less physical activity as they age raises several concerns. Among these, we hypothesized that this trend may negatively impact their mental health and smartphone dependency. Thus, the aim of this study was to longitudinally examine the mediating effect of smartphone dependency in the relationship between adolescents’ exercise time and subjective well-being. For analysis, publicly available data from the 2018 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey were utilized, with a total of 2,242 participants’ data included in the analysis. Latent growth modeling results revealed a significant linear decrease in adolescents’ exercise time and subjective well-being each year, while smartphone dependency exhibited an increasing trend. Furthermore, the significance tests of indirect effects indicated that the mediating effect of the changing trend in smartphone dependency between the changing trends in exercise time and subjective happiness in adolescents was statistically significant. These findings suggest that as grade levels increase, reducing exercise time can lead to higher smartphone dependency among adolescents, ultimately resulting in decreased subjective well-being.

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The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of Smartphone Dependency on the Relationship between Exercise Time and Subjective Happiness in Adolescents

Kim,

Ahn

2023

Healthcare

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“…Using a linear function to fit the developmental trajectory of PSU in Swiss adolescents aged 12–15 years, a decreasing trend was found for this group ( Marciano, Schulz, & Camerini, 2021 ). The Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey found that the PSU of students showed an upward trend between 4th to 7th and 5th to 8th grades ( Cho, 2019 ; Kim, Park, & Park, 2021 ), while the PSU of students from different cohorts showed different trends between 7th grade and 10th grade ( Yoo, 2021 ). The traditional single cohort longitudinal design takes a long time, suffers from severe subject loss, is contaminated due to repeated measures of the same individuals, and confounds the developmental and cohort effects with each other ( Duncan, Duncan, & Hops, 1996 ; Preacher, Wichman, MacCallum, & Briggs, 2008 ).…”

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Trajectory of problematic smartphone use among adolescents aged 10–18 years: The roles of childhood family environment and concurrent parent–child relationships

Lai

Huang

Nie

et al. 2022

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Background and aims Adolescence is a period of high incidence of problematic smartphone use. Understanding the developmental trajectory of problematic smartphone use in adolescence and its influencing factors could guide the choice of timing for prevention and intervention. This study fitted the growth trajectory of problematic smartphone use among adolescents and examined its associations with the childhood family environment and concurrent parent–child relationships. Methods Using a cohort sequential design, we investigated 2,548 Chinese adolescents and their parents three times in three years. Multiple group multiple cohort growth models were used to fit the growth trajectory. Results The quadratic growth trajectory of problematic smartphone use in adolescents aged 10–18 years showed a clear increasing trend, with a possible decreasing trend in late adolescence or early adulthood. Early life socioeconomic status, childhood family unpredictability, and the concurrent parent–child relationship had unique impacts on the development of problematic smartphone use during adolescence. Discussion and conclusions Early adolescence is a favorable time for problematic smartphone use prevention and intervention. A supportive family environment should be maintained throughout the different developmental stages of children and adolescents.

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The Effect of Upper Elementary Children’s Parentification on their Smartphone Dependency in Double-Income Families: The Sequential Mediating Effect of Ambivalence over Emotional Expression and Loneliness

Kim,

Park

2023

Hum. Ecol. Res

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This study aimed to examine the effect of parentification on the smartphone dependency of upper elementary school children in double-income families and to verify whether ambivalence over emotional expression and loneliness sequentially mediates the relationship between parentification and smartphone dependency. The participants were 311 upper-elementary school students (4th to 6th graders; 126 boys, 40.5%) in double-income households residing in Seoul, Gyeong-gi, and Incheon. The data were collected through an online self-report questionnaire completed by the participants and were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and Mplus 8.7 software. The results can be summarized as follows. Firstly, the direct effect of parentification on the smartphone dependency of the children from double-income families was statistically insignificant. Secondly, ambivalence over emotional expression mediated the effect of parentification on smartphone dependency, while loneliness did not. Lastly, parentification influenced smartphone dependency through the sequential mediating channel of ambivalence over emotional expression and loneliness. In conclusion, these findings indicate that interventions for smartphone-overdependent children from double-income families should place emphasis on children’s psychological difficulties attributed to parentification. Specifically, this study highlights the importance of alleviating the levels of ambivalence over emotional expression and loneliness to address the issue of children’s smartphone dependency in double-income families, suggesting possible involvement and support at both household and societal levels.

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Intercohort comparison of smartphone dependency in adolescence with increased smartphone possession and accessibility

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of Smartphone Dependency on the Relationship between Exercise Time and Subjective Happiness in Adolescents

The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of Smartphone Dependency on the Relationship between Exercise Time and Subjective Happiness in Adolescents

Trajectory of problematic smartphone use among adolescents aged 10–18 years: The roles of childhood family environment and concurrent parent–child relationships

The Effect of Upper Elementary Children’s Parentification on their Smartphone Dependency in Double-Income Families: The Sequential Mediating Effect of Ambivalence over Emotional Expression and Loneliness

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