Relationship Between Korean Adolescents’ Dependence on Smartphones, Peer Relationships, and Life Satisfaction

BACKGROUND: In recent years, the penetration rate of smartphones among Korean teenagers has increased, making it critical to clarify the influence of these devices on adolescents’ lives. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of smartphone dependence on peer relationships and life satisfacti...

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Autor principal: Lim, Sun Ah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9253240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35814497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09703-y
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description BACKGROUND: In recent years, the penetration rate of smartphones among Korean teenagers has increased, making it critical to clarify the influence of these devices on adolescents’ lives. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of smartphone dependence on peer relationships and life satisfaction among Korean adolescents. METHODS: Using the middle school panel of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), longitudinal data of 2,250 participants (53.4% boys) at Grade 1 (M(age) = 14.01, SD = 0.03) in 2018, Grade 2 in 2019, and Grade 3 in 2020 were analyzed to examine the causal relationships between smartphone dependence, peer relationships, and life satisfaction. RESULTS: This study found that smartphone dependence had a longitudinal effect on negative peer relationships. Negative peer relationships had a longitudinal negative effect on early adolescents’ life satisfaction. Finally, negative peer relationships in early adolescents longitudinally mediated the relationship between smartphone dependence and life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that early adolescents’ dependence on smartphones negatively affects their social relationships and, in turn, negative relationships with peers hindered life satisfaction, suggesting that adolescents’ smartphone use should be guided and, when necessary, receive assistance to develop control of their smartphone use.
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spelling pubmed-92532402022-07-05 Relationship Between Korean Adolescents’ Dependence on Smartphones, Peer Relationships, and Life Satisfaction Lim, Sun Ah Child Youth Care Forum Original Paper BACKGROUND: In recent years, the penetration rate of smartphones among Korean teenagers has increased, making it critical to clarify the influence of these devices on adolescents’ lives. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of smartphone dependence on peer relationships and life satisfaction among Korean adolescents. METHODS: Using the middle school panel of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), longitudinal data of 2,250 participants (53.4% boys) at Grade 1 (M(age) = 14.01, SD = 0.03) in 2018, Grade 2 in 2019, and Grade 3 in 2020 were analyzed to examine the causal relationships between smartphone dependence, peer relationships, and life satisfaction. RESULTS: This study found that smartphone dependence had a longitudinal effect on negative peer relationships. Negative peer relationships had a longitudinal negative effect on early adolescents’ life satisfaction. Finally, negative peer relationships in early adolescents longitudinally mediated the relationship between smartphone dependence and life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that early adolescents’ dependence on smartphones negatively affects their social relationships and, in turn, negative relationships with peers hindered life satisfaction, suggesting that adolescents’ smartphone use should be guided and, when necessary, receive assistance to develop control of their smartphone use. Springer US 2022-07-05 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9253240/ /pubmed/35814497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09703-y Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9253240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35814497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09703-y
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