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A Study on the Effects of Self Control and Social Support on the Mobile Phone Dependence in Elementary School Students

초등학생의 자기통제력 및 사회적 지지가 휴대전화 의존성에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Jeong-A (The Graduate School of Human Life and Culture Science, Shinhan University) ;
  • Chung, Jee-Nha (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Shinhan University)
  • 박정아 (신한대학교 생활문화대학원) ;
  • 정지나 (신한대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2015.10.16
  • Accepted : 2015.11.17
  • Published : 2015.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of self control and social support on the mobile phone dependence in elementary school students. The subjects were 392 children(187 boys, 205 girls) in 5, 6th grade from two elementary schools in Gyeonggi-do. The mobile phone dependence was assessed by the Mobile Phone Dependence Scale(Ko Seong-Ja, 2012), self control was measured by the Self-control Scale(Nam hyeon-mi, 1999) and social support was assessed by the Social Support Scale(Han mi hyun, 1996). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlations and hierarchical regressions. The major results of this study were as follows: First, there was no significant difference in mobile phone dependence by sex of the children. Second, children's mobile phone dependence were correlated with self control and social support. Finally, children's self control, family support and peer support significantly explained the mobile phone dependence. But peer support appeared to have negative corelation on mobile phone dependence, but appeared to have static effect in regression result by suppressor variables. So it needs to explore statistical function of suppressor variables in follow-up studies. Also research of this study indicate that self control enhancement program should be developed and parents should communicate more frankly and affectively with their children in order to prevent children's mobile phone dependence.

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