KHẢO SÁT TÌNH HÌNH SỬ DỤNG ĐIỆN THOẠI THÔNG MINH Ở SINH VIÊN ĐẠI HỌC TRÊN ĐỊA BÀN HÀ NỘI BẰNG THANG ĐIỂM ĐÁNH GIÁ NGHIỆN ĐIỆN THOẠI THÔNG MINH PHIÊN BẢN RÚT GỌN

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluate socio-demographic characteristics on smartphone usage among students in Hanoi. Subjects and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted randomly on 1314 students of the second to fourth year registered from 36 universities in Hanoi. Subjects were instructed to answer a set of Smartphone Addiction Scale - Short Version (SAS-SV) questionaries online using Google Forms. Results: Among subjects, females dominated (71.61%), and the majority of the participated students aged 18-21 years old. The percentage of students with smartphone addiction was 55.56%, in which students of 18-20 years old was higher than other ages. For most students, smartphone usage began when they were around 12-14 years old. Most participated students had been using Facebook and Facebook Messenger applications on their smartphone. Smartphone addicted students did less physical exercises and part-time works compared to their non-addicted counterparts. Conclusion: Smartphone addiction is prevalent in university students in Hanoi, and differences in socio-demographic features between smartphone addicted and non-addicted students are considered as worrying, which are also alarming signs for searching solutions for researching and intervening at a wider scope in this addition state.