The Impact Of Smartphone Addiction On The Psychological Well- Being Among University Studentsin Malaysia

Abstract

Background and Aims: Smartphones play a vital role in people’s daily life because of its easy accessibility and convenience owing its various features.It is immensely popular gadget among adolescents and universitystudents. Despite its advantages, this gadget prompts various emotional wellness issues like loneliness, stress, misery, nervousness and sleep problems. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the impact of smartphone addiction on the psychological well-being of  university students. Materials and methods: Across-sectional study was conducted on 400 students attending a private university in Malaysia using convenient sampling technique. Primary data was collected with a well-structured, self-administered questionnaire which adapted the Smartphone Addiction Scale -Short version, Young’s Internet Addiction test and Psychological Well-Being scale. Independent sample t tests, and Pearson’s correlation were employed for data analysis and interpretation. Results: There was a significant relation between smartphone addiction and Young’s addiction test score. A negative corelation was observed between smartphone addiction and psychological well -being score among the study population. Conclusion: A negative impact of excessive smartphone addiction on the  psychological wellbeing among the university students was observed.Strategies to educate university students on the efficacious use of smartphone could have a beneficial effect on their mental health