10.5061/dryad.d1h80v0
https://zenodo.org/records/4934490
oai:zenodo.org:4934490
Chang, Fong-Ching
Fong-Ching
Chang
National Taiwan Normal University
Chiang, Jeng-Tung
Jeng-Tung
Chiang
National Chengchi University
Lee, Kun-Wei
Kun-Wei
Lee
National Chengchi University
Hsu, Szu-Yuan
Szu-Yuan
Hsu
National Chengchi University
Data from: Transitions in smartphone addiction proneness among children: the effect of gender and use patterns
Zenodo
2019
2019-06-06
10.1371/journal.pone.0217235
https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Objectives This study assessed the incidence of transitions in smartphone addiction proneness (SAP) among children and examined the effects of gender, use patterns (social networking sites (SNSs) use and smartphone gaming) and depression on smartphone addiction transitions.Methods
A representative sample of 2,155 children from Taipei completed longitudinal surveys in both 2015 (5th grade) and 2016 (6th grade). Latent transition analysis (LTA) was used to characterize transitions in SAP and to examine the effects of use patterns and depression on SAP transitions among boys and girls. Results LTA identified four latent statuses of SAP: about half of the children were in non-SAP status, one-fifth were in tolerance status, one-sixth were in withdrawal status, and one-seventh were in high-SAP status. Both boys and girls had a higher prevalence of high-SAP and tolerance in 6th grade than in 5th grade, whereas in both grades boys had a higher prevalence of high-SAP and withdrawal, and girls had a higher prevalence of non-SAP and tolerance. Controlling for parents' education, family structure, and household income, higher use of SNSs by children, increasing use of mobile gaming and higher level of depression were individually associated with increased odds of being in one of the three SAP statuses other than non-SAP. When all three covariates were jointly entered into the model, usage of SNSs and depression remained significant predictors. Conclusion
Both boys and girls tended to transition to tolerance or high-SAP statuses, while children's depression and their usage of SNSs increased the risk of smartphone addiction.
data
Transitions in smartphone addiction proneness among children: The effect of gender and use patterns
Funding provided by: National Science FoundationCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001Award Number: Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology