PROBLEMATIC USAGE OF MOBILE PHONES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN CHENNAI – A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Mobile phones have become an essential commodity. The rate of usage of mobile phones and the addiction towards it among the adolescent age group has spiked up to a great extent after the launch of smart phones in the market. Aims and Objectives: To assess mobile phones usage and estimate the correlates of problematic usage among school going adolescent population. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study among adolescent population of two schools in zone X of Chennai Corporation selected by simple random sampling method during the month of February 2017. Students with personalized mobile phone for more than one month were the study participants. Study tool: Our study has utilized the standardized and validated Problematic Usage of Mobile Phones (PUMP) questionnaire after getting the approval through email from the author. Data collection: Written permission from the schools principal for conducting the study was obtained and questionnaire was administered to the study participants in their class rooms on the fixed date and time assuring confidentiality. Data Analysis: The data analysis was done using SPSS Software version 21. The results were expressed in percentages and student‘t’ test was performed to test the hypothesis. Results: A total of 190 study participants consisting males-105(55.3%) and females-85(44.7%) with a mean age of 13.6 years and PUMP scale scoring ranged between 20 to 87 with the mean of 59 and SD of 13. The PUMP Scale based on the criteria of substance use disorders assessing the tolerance, withdrawal, craving, social or interpersonal, physical and psychological criteria showed positive correlation with male gender, joint family, living away from family and leaving besides during sleep whereas the other variables like peer group influence, using mobiles without parents knowledge were not significant. Conclusion: The problematic usage of mobile phones was significantly high among this study population.
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Rishaba Sri Dhanasekaran, Balaji Arumugam, Ezhil Vaanan . M
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