초등학생의 휴대폰 과다사용, 학교적응, 정신건강과의 상관관계 연구

초록

The purpose of this study is to identify the pattern of mobile phone usage among elementary students, as well as the relationship in mobile phone overuse, school adaptation and mental health. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires between November 12 and November 20, 2012. Participants of this study were 380 elementary students who are in grade five and six. The collected data’s demographic and descriptive statistics were processed using SPSS Statistics (version 20.0 for Windows). Furthermore, regression analysis was used to observe the variables affecting mobile phone addiction. The findings are as follows: There were significant differences in mobile phone overuse according to school grade, school achievement, type of mobile phone. School adaptation differed significantly depending on gender, parents economic activity, school achievement, type of mobile phone. There were significant differences in mental health depending on parents economic activity, school achievement, type of mobile phone. Mobile phone overuse was negatively correlated with school adaptation and positively correlated with mental health. School adaptation was negatively correlated with mental health. 24.6% of the variance in mobile phone overuse was explained by mobile phone type, school life adaptation, anxiety and depression. The results of this study maybe useful in understanding the mobile phone overuse of elementary students and developing more specific programs to prevent and mediate mobile phone addiction.

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