Saead Abdollahifrad
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranPublications
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Research
The Prevalence of Smartphone Addiction and its Relationship with Personality Traits, Loneliness and Daily Stress of Students in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in 2014: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study
Author(s): Leili Mosalanejad, Ghazale Nikbakht, Saead Abdollahifrad and Navid Kalani*
Introduction: The world of technology is growing. Smartphones are one of today's most important social media technologies. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relationship with personality traits, loneliness, and daily stress of students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Methodology: This is a random, cross-sectional, analytical study on 233 students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. These students were randomly selected. Smartphone Addiction Inventory was used to examine the prevalence of smartphone addiction. Loneliness Scale, Stress Resources Questionnaire and Daily Stress Inventory (DSI) were used to measure the extent of loneliness and stress. NEO Personality Inventory-Revised was employed to find the relationship between the personality traits and smartpho.. Read More»