Relationship between stress and Self-Control and smartphone addiction in korean and chinese university students: A comparative analysis Huang Yuxin1, Jung Hong-Ryang1,*, Choi Ji-Hoon1, Lim Cheong-Hwan1, Lee Jae-Yong2 1Dept of Health Care, Hanseo University, Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea 2Dept. of Drone Applications, Hanseo University, Seosan-Si, Chungcheognam-do, Republic of Korea *Corresponding author: Hong-Ryang Jung Dept of Health Care, Hanseo University, Republic of Korea, E-mail: hrjung@hanseo.ac.kr
Online published on 16 October, 2018. Abstract Background/Objectives The purpose of this study is to provide the basic data required to study the impact of smartphone addiction on college life by identifying, comparing and analyzing the relationship between self-control and stress among Korean and Chinese University students and Smartphone addiction. Methods/Statistical Analysis This study was performed from September 2017 to November, 2017. The analysis was performed using a total of 80 questionnaires collected from 40 students of H University in Korea and 50 students of S University in China who used Smartphone for more than 6 months. In the analysis, the self-diagnosis scale of smartphone addiction, factors such as stress, frequency and percentage of self-control, correlation, etc. were analyzed using SPSS program for statistical analysis and the statistical significance level was set to P <0.5. Findings Based on the results of this study, the smartphone addiction level by country was 2.33 (Korea) and 3.11 (China) with a statistically significant difference (P<.05). No statistically significant difference was found in the self-control and stress levels (P>.05). In the correlation analysis, significant difference was found between smartphone addiction and self-control (P<.05). In terms of gender and stress level, no statistically significant difference was found (P>.05). The linear regression analysis revealed that the explanatory adequacy of the Smartphone addiction was 50.4% and the variable with the greatest impact was the country followed by self-control, stress, and gender in order. Improvements/Applications This study analyzed the impact of stress and self-control among the university students in Korea and China related to smartphone addiction. The findings may be used as basic data to develop an intervention to prevent university students in Korea and China from smartphone addiction. Top Keywords Korean University students, China University students, Smartphone addiction, Self-control, Stress. Top |