Istanbul Commerce University, Faculty of Business Administration, International Trade Department, Istanbul 34445, Turkey.
Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology Department, Istanbul 34810, Turkey.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 4;17(7):2471. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072471.
Background: Smartphones have become an indispensable part of the daily lives of adolescents in the 21st century, which is characterized by a highly digitized modern world. Besides their many advantages, smartphones might pave the way to compulsive usage and addictive experiences. To remedy this problem, this study proposes an authentic approach which integrates consumer behavior theories and techniques such as unhook and gamification. An education program has been designed based on these approaches to decrease the problematic smartphone use.
The participants of the education program consisted of 305 students (48.2% girls and 51.8% boys) with a mean age of 14.57 (SD = 0.74). The Demographic Form and Smartphone Addiction Scale for Adolescents (SASA) were conducted before the education program and three weeks after the education.
The results of the paired sample t-test analysis before and after the education program revealed that the SASA total scores decreased significantly ( < 0.01). There are significant differences in terms of gender, mothers' education and class levels.
This research emphasizes the role of an interdisciplinary approach to the addiction problem. The content used in the education program includes strategies that originally aimed at increasing consumption. The effectiveness of the program can be enhanced further in the future along with self-regulatory additions.
智能手机已成为 21 世纪青少年日常生活中不可或缺的一部分，这是一个高度数字化的现代世界。除了许多优势外，智能手机可能会导致强迫使用和成瘾体验。为了解决这个问题，本研究提出了一种将消费者行为理论和技巧（如解绑和游戏化）相结合的真实方法。基于这些方法设计了一个教育计划，以减少有问题的智能手机使用。
教育计划的参与者由 305 名学生（48.2%的女生和 51.8%的男生）组成，平均年龄为 14.57（SD=0.74）。在教育计划之前和之后进行了人口统计表格和青少年智能手机成瘾量表（SASA）的测试。
教育计划前后的配对样本 t 检验分析结果表明，SASA 总分显著下降（<0.01）。在性别、母亲教育程度和班级水平方面存在显著差异。
本研究强调了一种跨学科方法在成瘾问题上的作用。教育计划中使用的内容包括最初旨在增加消费的策略。未来可以进一步增强该计划的有效性，并增加自我监管的内容。
