PRIYAHTARSHNI, VIVE GANANDA and VIINOSHA, VELLU and YUSUF, SARINA and IBRAHIM, MUHAMMAD SHAMSUL SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AND SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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Abstract
Smartphone addiction has lately received public attention as a cause of poor mental health among university students across the globe. The use of smartphones has resulted in increased stress, anxiety, and depression among university students. There are a number of reasons why students use their smartphones, with the substantial body of research showing that students use their smartphones for entertainment, socialization, and educational purposes. Many individuals, however, are unaware that smartphone addiction is a significant problem that can have a detrimental impact on a person's thoughts, behaviors, habits, feelings, and sense of well-being. This ultimately causes a person to experience loneliness, sleep deprivation, and mental health disorders such as social anxiety and depression. This mental illness can be characterized as miserable mood, lack of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self�worth, irregular sleep pattern or appetite, low energy, and difficulty in concentrating. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction and social anxiety among university students enrolled in public institutions of higher learning. A total of 113 data were gathered through an online survey from five faculties at UPSI, and then analysed using SPSS version 25. According to the findings, university students are more likely than the
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | addiction, smartphone, social anxiety, university student |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business, Accountancy and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Shariffah Shuhaiza Syed Mohd Nor |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2021 04:32 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2021 04:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.kuptm.edu.my/id/eprint/1941 |
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