Smartphone Addiction and Loneliness in Adolescent

Abstract

Adolescent nowadays spent most of their time online in the internet or used their smartphone. In consequence, they spent less of their time interact with their friends. It can cause a decreasing number of friends and made them experienced loneliness. Loneliness is a subjective unpleasant experience caused by the degradation of quality and quantity in social relation. Therefore this study aimed to see a correlation between smartphone addiction and loneliness in adolescent. Participants of this study are 356 freshman years students of University of Muhammadiyah Malang, aged 18-22. Data gathered using Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and R-UCLA Loneliness Scale. Result showed, there is a positive correlation between smartphone addiction and loneliness in adolescent (r=0.227; p=0.000).

Smartphone addiction and psychological distress among Vietnamese college students: cyber-victimization as a mediator and academic stress as a moderator

“…Consistent with H2 , we found that SPA positively predicts CV. This result has also been found in the literature (Herrero et al , 2021; Qudah et al , 2019). Individuals with high levels of SPA are more likely to exhibit cyberbullying behavior.…”

“…This finding suggests that CV is an important factor in the association between SPA and PD. As with previous studies, we assume that excessive use of smartphones may increase the risk of being victims of cyberbullying (Herrero et al , 2021; Qudah et al , 2019). Subsequently, cyberbullying damages the victim’s self-esteem, and this can lead to the development of symptoms of anxiety and depression (PD) (Cénat et al , 2018; Schneider et al , 2012).…”

“…Recently, many studies have reported that SPA increases the risk of PD (Lian et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2020). The factors of procrastination (Shuailei et al, 2018), poor sleep quality (Mac C arthaigh et al, 2020), Thi Truc Quynh loneliness (Hidayati, 2019), anxiety and depression symptoms (Yang et al, 2019) can be seen as bridging the relationship between SPA and PD. A number of previous studies have demonstrated the intermediate effects of rumination and the moderating effect of the capacity to be alone on the path from SPA to PD (Lian et al, 2021).…”

How Have COVID-19 Isolation Policies Affected Young People’s Mental Health? – Evidence From Chinese College Students

“…For example, they may use mobile phones more to obtain information, resulting in internet addiction. This may cause young people to experience poor sleep quality (Liu et al, 2017) greater loneliness (Hidayati, 2019) and depressive symptoms (Jun, 2016) as well as a sense of estrangement from family, school, and peers, and even loss of self-control (Huang and Leung, 2009) or psychiatric disorders (Santos et al, 2015). Moreover, they also have to communicate with their families more often at close quarters, perhaps leading to family conflicts (Su et al, 2018).…”

A Systematic Review of Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Smartphone Addiction in Students: Applicability During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…At the psychological level, SPA has been linked to many emotional problems such as loneliness, stress, depression, and suicidal ideation (Hidayati, 2019;Jun, 2016;Santos et al, 2015;Xie et al, 2018), mood disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression) (Demirci et al, 2015), poor memory (Neophytou, Manwell, & Eikelboom, 2019), concentration issues (Fernandez, Kuss, & Griffiths, 2020;Ward, Duke, Gneezy, & Bos, 2017), executive dysfunction (Wang, Tao, & Xu, 2015), neurodegenerative changes, increased risk of early dementia (Neophytou et al, 2019), family conflict (Chóliz, 2012;Su et al, 2018), and social problems (Ahmed, Qazi, & Perji, 2011;Chóliz, 2012). At the behavioral level, spending an excessive amount of time on one's smartphone on a daily basis, may lead to academic delays and anxiety, daytime dysfunction, learning ability decrements, and aggressive behavior (e.g., cyberbullying) (Billieux et al, 2015) that adversely affect one's academic performance and career (Grant, Lust, & Chamberlain, 2019;Liu, Luo, et al, 2020;Rozgonjuk, Saal, & Täht, 2018;Yang, Asbury, & Griffiths, 2019).…”