Association of excessive smartphone use with psychological well-being among university students in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Arunrat Tangmunkongvorakul, Patou Masika Musumari, Kulvadee Thongpibul, Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai, Teeranee Techasrivichien, S Pilar Suguimoto, Masako Ono-Kihara and Masahiro Kihara

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Despite the pervasive use of smartphones among university students, there is still a dearth of research examining the association between smartphone use and psychological well-being among this population. The current study addresses this research gap by investigating the relationship between smartphone use and psychological well-being among university students in Thailand. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2018 among university students aged 18–24 years from the largest university in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The primary outcome was psychological well-being, and was assessed using the Flourishing Scale. Smartphone use, the primary independent variable, was measured by five items which had been adapted from the eight-item Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet Addiction. All scores above the median value were defined as being indicative of excessive smartphone use. Results: Out of the 800 respondents, 405 (50.6%) were women. In all, 366 (45.8%) students were categorized as being excessive users of smartphones. Students with excessive use of smartphones had lower scores the psychological well-being than those who did not use smartphone excessively (B = -1.60; P

Date: 2019
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