Influence of Adolescents’ Smartphone Addiction on Mental and Emotional Development in West Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Smartphone useis widespread globally, including in Indonesia. The excessive useand ubiquity of smartphone technology raise concerns on addiction and its effects on mental and emotional development ofadolescents. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between smartphone addiction and mental-emotional disorders inearly adolescents aged 11–12 years old in several primary schools in Bandung City and Sumedang District. This study was conducted October to December 2018 .Thiswas a cross-sectional study using convenient sampling technicwith unpaired categorical data for subject selection. Subjects were assessed with the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV) and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)which were self-administered by subjects. Subjects were classified into low level and high level smartphone user groups. Data were analyzed usingChi Square test. Out of 206 subjects, only 178 met the inclusion criteria with 44.9% (n=80) and 55.10% (n=98) were in high- and low-level of smartphone addiction. The percentage of mental and emotional problems based on SDQ that was included in thenormal, borderline, and abnormal category was 60.7, 21.9, 17.4, respectively. Those with high-level smartphone addiction had mental and emotional problems with 1.425 prevalence ratio and CI95% 1.141–1.779. In conclusion, there is a correlation between smartphone addiction on mental and emotional problems of early adolescent. Key words: Early adolescent, mental and emotional, smartphone addiction, West Java, Indonesia

Keywords

• Early adolescent, mental and emotional, smartphone addiction, West Java, Indonesia