A survey on smartphone dependence and psychological effects among undergraduate students in a Malaysian University

• Main Authors: Nasser, Nisha Syed, Loh, Jia Ling, Abdul Rashid, Aida, Hamed, Sharifat, Ahmad, Umar, Ibrahim, Buhari, Mustafa, Salasiah, Hoo, Fan Kee, Ching, Siew Mooi, Suppiah, Subapriya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87726/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87726/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2020/v75n4/index.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Objective: Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is the development of pathological dependence at the expense of performing activities of daily living, thus having negative health and psychological impact on the users. Previous PSU studies focused on medical students and little is known regarding its eff...