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Female University Student WSDS Smartphone Dependence Scale Scores Correlate With Actual Use Time of Smartphones

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  • Masahiro Toda

    (Notre Dame Seishin University, Japan)

  • Kanae Mure

    (Wakayama Medical University, Japan)

  • Tatsuya Takeshita

    (Wakayama Medical University, Japan)

Abstract

The authors investigated correlations between self-reported WSDS (Wakayama Smartphone-Dependence Scale) scores and actual time spent using smartphones. The WSDS was one of a set of questionnaires administered to 134 female university students. For iPhone (Apple Inc., CA) users, the Screen Time feature was used to monitor use time. Of three WSDS rankings, subscales 2 (using a smartphone for extended periods of time and neglecting social obligations and other tasks) and 3 (using a smartphone while doing something else and neglect of etiquette) were associated with actual smartphone use time. Subscale 1 (immersion in internet communication) was associated with demographic characteristics. These findings suggest the usefulness of the WSDS.

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  • Masahiro Toda & Kanae Mure & Tatsuya Takeshita, 2021. "Female University Student WSDS Smartphone Dependence Scale Scores Correlate With Actual Use Time of Smartphones," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 11(3), pages 28-33, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:11:y:2021:i:3:p:28-33
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