Problematic mobile phone using among the Polish and Belarusian University students, a comparative study

Journal Title: Progress in Health Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1

Abstract

Introduction: The use of mobile phones has increased worldwide during the last decade especially in adolescents. Purpose: To examine the role of a mobile phone in the students' life, signs of addiction, and whether there are differences in phone using between the Polish and Belarusian students. Materials and methods: The study comprised 160 students from Belarus and 227 from Poland. We used a questionnaire included the test of mobile phone addiction. Results: Most of the students had the mobile phones. Of the students 35.2% from Poland and 68.8% from Belarus were convinced on the harmful effects of mobile phone. Most respondents declared that the mobile phone could switch off in the theatre (65.2% from Poland, 30% from Belarus), and in the church (60.8% from Poland, 33.8% from Belarus). Of the students, 46% from Poland and 28.8% from Belarus knew a monophobia definition. The majority of respondents from Poland (83.7%) and Belarus (71.9%) have never switched off their phones. Overall, 22.9% of the Polish students and 10.4% of Belarusian students had the symptoms of mobile phone-addiction. Conclusions: Most students from Poland and Belarus were convinced on the harmful effect of the mobile phone using. More respondents from Poland than Belarus knew that mobile phone users could be addicted. Almost 1/5 of students from Poland and 1/10 from Belarus had the symptoms of mobile phone-addiction.

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E Krajewska-Kułak, W Kułak, A Stryzhak, JT Marcinkowski

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E Krajewska-Kułak, W Kułak, A Stryzhak, JT Marcinkowski (2012). Problematic mobile phone using among the Polish and Belarusian University students, a comparative study. Progress in Health Sciences, 2(1), 45-50. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-75455