Smartphone Usage Behavior and Stress in Chiang Mai University Students
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Objective: This research aims to 1) study a correlation and regression between smartphone usage behavior and stress, 2) and study conditions related to stress from smartphone usage behavior on Chiang Mai University students. Materials and methods: Four hundred and thirty undergraduate Chiang Mai University students in 2019 were randomly selected by Purposive Sampling method. The tools of this research are Smartphone Addiction Scale: Thai Short Version (SAS-SV-TH) and Suanprung Stress Test 20 (SPST-20). Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and simple regression statistics were performed to examine the correlation and regression of smartphone usage behavior on stress, and 6 undergraduate students were interviewed for qualitative data, analyzed by categorize the contents. Results: There is a significant positive correlation (r = .416, p < .01) between smartphone usage behavior and significantly affect to stress (β = .416, p < .01). Smartphone usage behavior can predict stress in students for 17.3%. Additionally, the result of quantitative data showed conditions related stress from smartphone usage include 1) Consumption of negative media 2) Continuing using of smartphone 3) Expectation for response and 4) Social comparison. Conclusion: Smartphone usage behavior has correlation and effect to stress.
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เรื่องที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารจิตวิทยาคลินิกแล้วถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์การเผยแพร่โดยวารสารจิตวิทยาคลินิกแต่เพียงผู้เดียว การตีพิมพ์หรือเผยแพร่ซ้ำในที่อื่นต้องได้รับอนุญาตจากกองบรรณาธิการวารสารฯ
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