Examining the Predictive Role of Depression on Smartphone Addiction

Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.2

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.2.06

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

Examining the Predictive Role of Depression on Smartphone Addiction

Depresyonun Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı Üzerindeki Yordayıcı Rolünün İncelenmesi

Mehmet Enes Sağar¹, Feridun Kaya², Yüksel Eroğlu³, Durmuş Sinan⁴, Yılmaz Çelik ⁵, Cafer Tosun⁶

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to examine the predictive role of depression on smartphone addiction. A total of 326 adults (219 women and 107 men) participated in the study.  The ages of the participants ranged between 18 and 61 years old, and the average age was 26.86±8.05. Within the scope of the research, a demographic information form, DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale) depression subscale and Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form were applied. Depression has been found to be positively associated with smartphone addiction. The results obtained from the structural equation model showed that depression positively predicted smartphone addiction. This research, which provides a better understanding of the impact of depression, a common psychiatric disorder, on the formation of smartphone addiction, may enable the design of effective interventions within the scope of preventive guidance and the development of methods to reduce excessive use.

Keywords: Depression, Smartphone addiction, Adult.

¹Assoc. Prof. Dr., Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Education, Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, e-mail: [email protected], Orcid Id: 0000-0003-0941-5301

²Assoc Prof. Dr., Ataturk University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Psychology, Erzurum, Türkiye, e: mail, [email protected], Orcid Id: 0000-0001-9549-6691

³Prof. Dr, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Education, Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, e-mail: [email protected], Orcid Id: 0000-0002-0028-0327

⁴Assistant Director, Uşak Guidance and Research Center Directorate, Uşak, Türkiye, +905446265006, e-mail: [email protected], Orcid Id: 0000-0002-5980-3145

⁵School Principal, Ahmet Yesevi Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Manisa, Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid Id: 0009-0005-8902-8716

⁶School Principal, Tire Kurtuluş Primary School, İzmir, Türkiye, e-mail: [email protected] orcid Id: 0009-0009-1472-971X

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Mehmet Enes Sağlar, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Education, Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Afyon, Türkiye, e-mail: [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 30.03.2024, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 20.04.2023, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 19.05.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 26.06.2024

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Sağar, M.E., Kaya, F., Eroğlu, Y., Sinan, D., Çelik, Y., Tosun, C. (2024). Examining the Predictive Role of Depression on Smartphone Addiction. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 6(2): 156-165

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