Yu Par Khin, Yui Yamaoka, Aya Abe, Takeo Fujiwara
Association of child-specific and household material deprivation with depression among elementary and middle school students in Japan
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
purpose study identify smartphone use patterns smartphonedependent children study design crosssectional descriptive study data derived 2017 survey smartphone overdependence conducted ministry science ict national information society agency study sample 595 elementary school students identified smartphonedependent data analyzed frequency percentage mean standard deviation independent ttest 2 test pearson correlation coefficient multiple regression analysis frequency smartphone use factor strongly associated severe smartphone dependence participants games commonly used application type among participants regardless degree dependence severe smartphone dependence associated greater use applications learning televisionvideo smartphone dependence becomes severe children tend use smartphones frequently use applications involve solitary play purposes entertainment pleasure findings suggest parents attentively monitor childrens smartphone use patterns provide consistent discipline way ensures appropriate smartphone use