THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTPHONE ADDICTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND ANXIETY IN MIDWIFERY STUDENTS RECEIVING DISTANCE EDUCATION

Authors : Eda CANGÖL, Seda SÖGÜT

Pages : 296-307

Doi:10.33457/ijhsrp.988813

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Publication Date : 2021-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :It is obvious that during the COVID-19 pandemic period, the use of smart phones has increased due to the continuing distance education in our country. This study, therefore, aimed to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction, psychological well-being and anxiety in midwifery students receiving distance education. Information of 759 midwifery students studying in midwifery undergraduate programs and receiving distance education was collected and analyzed with web-based query forms. For the collection of the data of the research, the Personal Information Form insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PIF);, which included 14 questions, including socio-demographic characteristics, and was created with online form tools and prepared by the researchers by scanning the literature, was used along with Smartphone Addiction Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SAS);, Psychological Well-being Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PWBS); and Beck Anxiety Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BAI);. While the mean score of the smartphone addiction scale of the students was calculated as 30.29 ± 12.42, their high addiction level insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(> 33 points); was found to be 36.4% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 276);. It was determined that smartphone addiction was the most important independent factor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(β= 0.32, t = 10.01, p = <0.001); affecting students` beck anxiety level. Smartphone addiction increased students` anxiety and decreased their psychological well-being.
Keywords : smartphone addiction, anxiety, psychological well being, midwifery students, distance education