The Relationship of Smartphone Addiction and Alexithymia

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dc.authoridAydin, Mehmet Sinan/0000-0002-7218-3972
dc.authoridGundogmus, Ibrahim/0000-0002-1921-1495
dc.contributor.authorGundogmus, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Mehmet Sinan
dc.contributor.authorAlgul, Ayhan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:55:16Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective This study aims to evaluate whether smartphone addiction (SA) is associated with social media use and alexithymia levels in university students. Methods A group of 935 students aged between 18 and 45 years (509 females and 426 males) was recruited from different universities in Istanbul. SAs, alexithymia and social media use were assessed using the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20), and ad-hoc questions regarding social media use. Results The mean age of participants was 21.89 +/- 3.27 years and 509 of participants were female (54.4%). 455 (48.6%) participants were placed in the SA and 198 (21.2%) in the alexithymia categories. The study found a high level of positive correlation (p<0.001) between both subscale and total TAS-20 scores and SAS-SV scores. Gender (OR=1.496, 95% CI 1.117-2.002, p=0.007) and number of social media by participants (OR=1.221, 95% CI 1.134-1.315, p<0.001) and TAS (OR=1.074, 95% CI 1.059-1.090, p<0.001) were found to be an independent predictors for SA. Conclusion The study revealed a positive correlation between alexithymia and smartphone use severity, and alexithymia was a significant predictor of SA. Future studies focusing on the causal aspect of this relationship will be useful in planning strategies for treatment.
dc.identifier.doi10.30773/pi.2021.0072
dc.identifier.endpage849
dc.identifier.issn1738-3684
dc.identifier.issn1976-3026
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.pmid34517444
dc.identifier.startpage841
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2021.0072
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25745
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000717092900006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKorean Neuropsychiatric Assoc
dc.relation.ispartofPsychiatry Investigation
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectAddictions; Alexithymia; Content; Smartphone; Social media; User
dc.titleThe Relationship of Smartphone Addiction and Alexithymia
dc.typeArticle

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