Prevalence and Factors Associated with Smartphone Addiction Among Adolescents-A Nationwide Study in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kai Wei, Lee, Siew Mooi, Ching, Norsiah, Ali, Chor Yau, Ooi, Shahnul, Kamal Hj Sidek, Azlin, Amat, Yusnita, Yatim, Zaiton, Yahya, Nabihah, Shamsuddin, Idora, Ibrahim, Fauzia, Abdul Majid, Fazlin Suhana, Othman, Nik Suhaila, Zakaria, Artini, Abidin, Nor Hazlin, Talib, Dhashani, Sivaratnam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tech Science Press 2022
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40705/5/Prevalence.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40705/; https://www.techscience.com/journal/IJMHP
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Smartphone ownership among adolescents is getting common in this decade especially in Malaysia; Adolescent are strongly devoted to their smartphone and this may lead to smartphone addiction. Studies have reported that smartphone addiction has become an emerging social and health problem especially...