Sahin Koybulan Sultan, Altin Duygu, Yararbas Gorkem, Hassoy Hur
Institute on Drug Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science, Ege University, Izmir 35040, Turkey.
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir 35040, Turkey.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Apr 18;14(4):341. doi: 10.3390/bs14040341.
Smartphone addiction (SA) is increasing worldwide. The aim of this study is to determine the level of SA in athletes affiliated to the Turkish Handball Federation in Izmir and to examine its relationship with factors such as sociodemographic status, health status, eating attitude, and body perception. This cross-sectional study was conducted in March-April 2021 in Izmir Province. The sample of the study consisted of 212 licensed handball athletes. The short SA scale, three-factor nutrition scale, and body perception scale were used. A chi-square test was used for bivariate comparisons and logistic regression analysis was used for multivariate comparisons. The study was completed with 202 individuals (the coverage rate was 95.3%). The prevalence of SA was found to be 27.7%. The risk of SA increased 2.49-fold (CI: 1.17-5.31, = 0.018) in female participants, 2.01-fold (CI: 1.01-4.06, = 0.048) in participants with alcohol use, 2.17-fold (CI: 1.04-4.58, = 0.042) in participants with low nutritional scores, 2.65-fold (CI: 1.15-6.10, = 0.022) in individuals with high-income status, and 2.66-fold (CI: 1.07-6.64, = 0.036) in individuals with high body perception scale score. In total, 27.7% of the athlete sample had scores above the SA threshold. These results point out that a behavioral addiction such as SA can occur even in professionals of an activity such as sports, known for beneficial effects in terms of healthy life.
智能手机成瘾（SA）在全球范围内呈上升趋势。本研究旨在确定伊兹密尔土耳其手球联合会下属运动员的智能手机成瘾水平，并考察其与社会人口统计学状况、健康状况、饮食态度和身体认知等因素之间的关系。这项横断面研究于2021年3月至4月在伊兹密尔省进行。研究样本包括212名有执照的手球运动员。使用了简短智能手机成瘾量表、三因素营养量表和身体认知量表。采用卡方检验进行双变量比较，采用逻辑回归分析进行多变量比较。该研究共纳入202名个体（覆盖率为95.3%）。发现智能手机成瘾的患病率为27.7%。女性参与者中智能手机成瘾的风险增加了2.49倍（置信区间：1.17 - 5.31，P = 0.018），饮酒参与者中增加了2.01倍（置信区间：1.01 - 4.06，P = 0.048），营养得分低的参与者中增加了2.17倍（置信区间：1.04 - 4.58，P = 0.042），高收入个体中增加了2.65倍（置信区间：1.15 - 6.10，P = 0.022），身体认知量表得分高的个体中增加了2.66倍（置信区间：1.07 - 6.64，P = 0.036）。总体而言，27.7%的运动员样本得分高于智能手机成瘾阈值。这些结果指出，即使在以对健康生活有益而闻名的体育等活动的专业人员中，也可能出现智能手机成瘾这样的行为成瘾。
