Female University Student WSDS Smartphone Dependence Scale Scores Correlate With Actual Use Time of Smartphones

Masahiro Toda, Kanae Mure and Tatsuya Takeshita
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Masahiro Toda: Notre Dame Seishin University, Japan
Kanae Mure: Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Tatsuya Takeshita: Wakayama Medical University, Japan

International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), 2021, vol. 11, issue 3, 28-33

Abstract: The authors investigated correlations between self-reported WSDS (Wakayama Smartphone-Dependence Scale) scores and actual time spent using smartphones. The WSDS was one of a set of questionnaires administered to 134 female university students. For iPhone (Apple Inc., CA) users, the Screen Time feature was used to monitor use time. Of three WSDS rankings, subscales 2 (using a smartphone for extended periods of time and neglecting social obligations and other tasks) and 3 (using a smartphone while doing something else and neglect of etiquette) were associated with actual smartphone use time. Subscale 1 (immersion in internet communication) was associated with demographic characteristics. These findings suggest the usefulness of the WSDS.

Date: 2021
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