A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AND DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SOCIAL APPEARANCE ANXIETY IN YOUNG ADULTS/GENC ERISKINLERDE AKILLI TELEFON BAGIMLILIGI ILE DEPRESYON, ANKSIYETE VE SOSYAL GORUNUM KAYGISI ARASINDAKI ILISKI UZERINE KESITSEL BIR CALISMA

• Published in: İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi dergisi = Journal of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Vol. 85; no. 1; p. 91
• Main Authors: Korkmazer, Basak, Yurdakul, Fatih, Ozer, Sukriye Dilan, Yesil, Oznur, Coskuntuncel, Cihan, Sualp, Busra Nur, Onder, Ayse, Sahin, Erkan Melih
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AVES 01-03-2022
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Depression, Mental; Diagnosis; Health aspects; Pathological Internet Use; Psychological aspects; Risk factors; Social aspects; Social media; Substance abuse; Young adults; Turkey
• ISSN: 1305-6433
• DOI: 10.26650/IUITFD.907719

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of smartphone addiction in young adults, and to investigate the relationship between smartphone use, depression, anxiety, and social appearance anxiety. Materials and Methods: Sociodemographic data form, Smartphone Dependence Scale-Short Form, Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care-Short Form, Beck Anxiety Scale, and Social Appearance Anxiety Scale were applied face to face in this cross-descriptive study. Results: A total of 259 subjects, 128 (49.4%) female and 131 (50.6%) male, were included in the study. 25.9% of the participants were smartphone addicts. There was a high positive correlation between smartphone usage time and smartphone addiction score. The social appearance anxiety average scores of the social media users (30.8 [+ or -] 13.9) were higher than those of subjects who do not use social media (28.8 [+ or -] 11.3). Smartphone addiction scale had a positive correlation with anxiety and social appearance anxiety scores, while not with depression. Conclusion: Our results revealed that the purpose of smartphone usage affects people more than smartphone usage or smartphone addiction. The internet, and especially programs related to sharing one's appearance and lifestyle and applications that create an unrealistic appearance that conforms to virtual norms, can add hard-to-repair prejudices to the mind. This situation should be seen as a threat, especially for the younger generation, and is a new sociological problem worth investigating. Keywords: Smartphone addiction, social media, anxiety, depression, social appearance anxiety Amac: Bu calisma ile, genc yetiskinlerde akilli telefon bagimliliginin yayginligini belirlemek ve akilli telefon kullanimi, depresyon, anksiyete ve sosyal gorunus kaygisi arasindaki iliskiyi arastirmak amaclandi. Gerec ve Yontem: Capraz tanimlayici desende planlanan bu calismada sosyo-demografik veri formu, Akilli Telefon Bagimlilik Olcegi-Kisa Formu, Birinci Basamak icin Beck Depresyon Envanteri-Kisa Formu, Beck Anksiyete Olcegi ve Sosyal Gorunus Kaygisi Olcegi yuz yuze uygulanmistir. Bulgular: Calismaya 128'i (%49,4) kadin ve 131 (%50,6) erkek olmak uzere toplam 259 kisi dahil edildi. Katilimcilarin %25,9'u akilli telefon bagimlisiydi. Akilli telefon kullanim suresi ile akilli telefon bagimliligi puani arasinda yuksek bir pozitif korelasyon vardi. Sosyal medya kullanicilarinin sosyal gorunus kaygisi ortalama puanlari (30,8 [+ or -] 13,9), sosyal medya kullanmayanlarin puanlarindan (28,8 [+ or -] 11,3) istatistiksel olarak daha yuksekti. Akilli telefon bagimliligi olcegi ile depresyon olcek puanlari arasinda anlamli iliski yokken, anksiyete ve sosyal gorunus kaygisi puanlari ile pozitif korelasyona sahipti. Sonuc: Calismamizda, akilli telefon kullaniminin amacinin, akilli telefon kullanimi veya bagimliligina kiyasla kisileri daha fazla etkileme olasiliginin oldugunu ortaya koymustur. Internet ve ozellikle de gorunus ve yasam tarzinin paylasimiyla iliskili programlarin, oldugundan farkli ve normlara uygun gorunusun yaratildigi uygulamalarla desteklenmesi zihinlere tamiri zor on yargilar ekleyebilir. Bu durum ozellikle de genc nesil icin bir tehdit olarak gorulmelidir ve arastirilmaya deger yeni bir sosyolojik sorundur. Anahtar Kelimeler: Akilli telefon bagimliligi, sosyal medya, anksiyete, depresyon, sosyal gorunus kaygisi