Exploring the Differences between Adolescents' and Parents' Ratings on Adolescents' Smartphone Addiction.
10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e347
- Author:
HyunChul YOUN
1
;
Soyoung Irene LEE
;
So Hee LEE
;
Ji Youn KIM
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Eun Jin PARK
;
June Sung PARK
;
Soo Young BHANG
;
Moon Soo LEE
;
Yeon Jung LEE
;
Sang Cheol CHOI
;
Tae Young CHOI
;
A Reum LEE
;
Dae Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Addictive Behavior;
Adolescent;
Depression;
Parents;
Smartphone
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anxiety;
Behavior, Addictive;
Depression;
Humans;
Parents;
Psychology;
Smartphone*
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2018;33(52):e347-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Smartphone addiction has recently been highlighted as a major health issue among adolescents. In this study, we assessed the degree of agreement between adolescents' and parents' ratings of adolescents' smartphone addiction. Additionally, we evaluated the psychosocial factors associated with adolescents' and parents' ratings of adolescents' smartphone addiction. METHODS: In total, 158 adolescents aged 12–19 years and their parents participated in this study. The adolescents completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and the Isolated Peer Relationship Inventory (IPRI). Their parents also completed the SAS (about their adolescents), SAS-Short Version (SAS-SV; about themselves), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). We used the paired t-test, McNemar test, and Pearson's correlation analyses. RESULTS: Percentage of risk users was higher in parents' ratings of adolescents' smartphone addiction than ratings of adolescents themselves. There was disagreement between the SAS and SAS-parent report total scores and subscale scores on positive anticipation, withdrawal, and cyberspace-oriented relationship. SAS scores were positively associated with average minutes of weekday/holiday smartphone use and scores on the IPRI and father's GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores. Additionally, SAS-parent report scores showed positive associations with average minutes of weekday/holiday smartphone use and each parent's SAS-SV, GAD-7, and PHQ-9 scores. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that clinicians need to consider both adolescents' and parents' reports when assessing adolescents' smartphone addiction, and be aware of the possibility of under- or overestimation. Our results can not only be a reference in assessing adolescents' smartphone addiction, but also provide inspiration for future studies.
