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Increased mobile phone use in high school students as a social problem under the dimension of addiction

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Issue    Vol 4 No 1 (2024)
DOI   10.25082/AMLER.2024.01.002

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Stefanos Armakolas corresponding author
Department of Education and Social Work, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Chrysavgi Lora
Department of Education and Social Work, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Anna Waligóra
Department of Sociology and Business Ethics, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland

Abstract

Nowadays, mobile phone usage is increasing, especially among children and adolescents. Mobile phones can offer a multitude of advantages, such as instant communication, entertainment, and information. Of course, the frequency regarding mobile phone usage and exposure poses risks, such as mobile phone addiction. Adolescents now have their own mobile phone and use it most of the time without limitations, with the risk of becoming addicted. The purpose of this research is to examine the increased mobile phone use among high school students, which may lead to addiction, as a social problem related to the lack of social interactions. The research method of the survey is quantitative. The sample of the quantitative method consists of 110 adolescents attending high school, each one equipped with a personal mobile phone. Several conclusions were drawn about mobile phone addiction and its association with social factor and the networks of adolescents. Data showed that parental educational level and average family income positively influenced the likelihood of adolescent mobile phone addiction. In contrast, no association was observed in terms of gender with adolescents' mobile phone addiction. It was observed that parental networks and peer networks had a negative effect on adolescents' mobile phone addiction. The research findings point middle family income and parents with a higher education degree are factors associated with adolescent mobile phone addiction. Additionally organizational networks, peer networks and parental networks are associated with adolescents' mobile phone addiction. Our research presents some limitations but paves the way for future research for the findings to become enhanced.

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mobile phone addiction, adolescents, social factors, social networks

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Armakolas, S., Lora, C., & Waligóra, A. (2024). Increased mobile phone use in high school students as a social problem under the dimension of addiction. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 4(1), 911-919. https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2024.01.002
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