CHARACTERISTICS OF CELLULAR PHONE USE IN ADOLESCENT AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROBLEMATIC USE AND AGE

초록

Objectives: This study expected to find a relationship between issues of adjustment, emotion and behavior that have been linked to problematic cellular phone use in adolescents. In addition, the study expected to find a link between problematic cellular phone use and age when they started cellular phone use. Methods: A survey of adolescents was performed by high school and middle school students in Incheon city. The student survey material included Problematic Cellular Phone Use Survey (PCPUS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for children (STAIC), Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), Youth Self-Report (YSR). Data was analyzed using SPSS 15.0 for windows. Results: There was a significant relationship between problematic cellular phone use and duration of cellular phone use. In addiction, high anxiety and depression score have been linked to behavioral problems such as problematic cellular phone use. Among the subscale of YSR, we found negative relationship in academic performance subscale with problematic cellular phone use and we also found positive relationship in the rest of YSR subscale. No significant association was found between problematic cellular phone use and age when they started cellular phone use. Conclusion: We found a significant relationship between problematic cellular phone use and duration of cellular phone use; it is not altogether surprising that more time spent on the cellular phone use resulting more problematic cellular phone usage. This study allows us to find out the physical, emotional, social implications of problematic cellular phone use in adolescents.