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Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children

Abdulrahman Sulaiman Almuzaini, Abdulaziz Sultan Almutairi, Sarah Khalid Aljumah, Reema Suliman Alobaishi, Zahraa Ali Alwayel, Turki Moshabab Alqahtani, Jalilah Abdulmohsen Aljumiah, Malik Almalki.


Abstract
Background: Despite smartphones’ compelling qualities and their use to access the online world, it has become an integral part of our life eventually leading to smartphone addiction in its users, especially children. This study focuses on elaborating on the association between smartphone addiction and sleeping, school performance and poor psycho-social well-being among Saudi school-age children.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted enrolling total of 363 subjects through online survey conducted in different malls in Riyadh city. Cross-section study using a Self-administrated questionnaire contains specific questions related to smartphone addiction in children, Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SPAP) used to measure possibility of being addictive to smartphones. Data analysis achieved by using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 26.
Results: This study found strong correlations between smartphone usage and poor school performance (p < 0.010) and between less sleep and low academic achievement (p < 0.001). Male children had significantly higher scores for smartphone addiction (SPAP) than females (p = 0.023), suggesting males struggle more with planned activities due to smartphone use. Aggressive behavior and poor communication were associated with smartphone usage, but there was no significant difference between genders in this aspect (p = 0.153).
Conclusion: There was evidence that a usage time of the smartphones 2> hours a day was linked to poor psychosocial well-being, no association between smartphone addiction effects and specific gender, more awareness should be raised the parents to limit the excessive usage of smartphones among their children.

Key words: Smartphone, addiction, children, social, school performance, psychosocial


 
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Almuzaini AS, Almutairi AS, Aljumah SK, Alobaishi RS, Alwayel ZA, Alqahtani TM, Aljumiah JA, Almalki M. Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. IJMDC. Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165

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Almuzaini AS, Almutairi AS, Aljumah SK, Alobaishi RS, Alwayel ZA, Alqahtani TM, Aljumiah JA, Almalki M. Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=190217 [Access: March 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165

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Almuzaini AS, Almutairi AS, Aljumah SK, Alobaishi RS, Alwayel ZA, Alqahtani TM, Aljumiah JA, Almalki M. Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. IJMDC. Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165


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Almuzaini AS, Almutairi AS, Aljumah SK, Alobaishi RS, Alwayel ZA, Alqahtani TM, Aljumiah JA, Almalki M. Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. IJMDC, [cited March 26, 2024]; Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165


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Almuzaini, A. S., Almutairi, . A. S., Aljumah, . S. K., Alobaishi, . R. S., Alwayel, . Z. A., Alqahtani, . T. M., Aljumiah, . J. A. & Almalki, . M. (2024) Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. IJMDC, Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165


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Almuzaini, Abdulrahman Sulaiman, Abdulaziz Sultan Almutairi, Sarah Khalid Aljumah, Reema Suliman Alobaishi, Zahraa Ali Alwayel, Turki Moshabab Alqahtani, Jalilah Abdulmohsen Aljumiah, and Malik Almalki. 2024. Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165


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Almuzaini, Abdulrahman Sulaiman, Abdulaziz Sultan Almutairi, Sarah Khalid Aljumah, Reema Suliman Alobaishi, Zahraa Ali Alwayel, Turki Moshabab Alqahtani, Jalilah Abdulmohsen Aljumiah, and Malik Almalki. "Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165


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Almuzaini, Abdulrahman Sulaiman, Abdulaziz Sultan Almutairi, Sarah Khalid Aljumah, Reema Suliman Alobaishi, Zahraa Ali Alwayel, Turki Moshabab Alqahtani, Jalilah Abdulmohsen Aljumiah, and Malik Almalki. "Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. Web. 26 Mar 2024 doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165


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Almuzaini, A. S., Almutairi, . A. S., Aljumah, . S. K., Alobaishi, . R. S., Alwayel, . Z. A., Alqahtani, . T. M., Aljumiah, . J. A. & Almalki, . M. (2024) Smartphone Addiction and its Implications on Psychosocial Well-Being in Saudi School-Age Children. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, Online First: 22 Mar, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1707508165




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