Smartphone Addiction Among Third-Year B.Sc. Nursing Students: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
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Smartphone Addiction, Nursing Students, Descriptive Cross-Sectional, Kwon SAS, Addiction PrevalenceAbstract
Background: Smartphone usage is ubiquitous in modern life, but excessive use can lead to addiction with adverse outcomes on health and academics. This study assesses the level of smartphone addiction among third-year B.Sc. Nursing students at a tertiary college.
Objectives: To quantify addiction levels and examine associations with demographic factors.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey (N=47) was conducted using the validated Smartphone Addiction Scale (Kwon et al., 2013)[5]. Convenience sampling was employed. We computed frequencies, percentages, and performed Chi-square tests (significance p≤0.05) for associations. Results: Most students were moderately addicted (35 of 47, 74.46%), with fewer in the low (9/47, 19.15%) or severe (3/47, 6.38%) categories (Table 1). These proportions echo findings in the literature (e.g., 38.1% moderate in Kalal et al. 2023[6]; 57.4% moderate in Chadayan & Sweety 2024[1]). We found no statistically significant link between age and addiction level (χ²=1.98, p≈0.05), similar to Mahmood et al. (2025)[3]. Conclusions: A substantial majority of nursing students exhibit moderate smartphone addiction. This parallels global estimates (≈22% overall addiction[2]) and regional studies (25.1% in Chinese nursing students[7]). Given known negative impacts on sleep, concentration, and academic performance[1][4], integrating smartphone-use education into nursing curricula is recommended.
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