• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.95-103
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• 2014

Given social problems of technology addiction such as games and mobile messenger services (MMSs), it have become important to understand theoretical mechanisms to generate technology addiction. In this vein, this study examined key antecedents of technology addiction in the MMS environment. We posit technology habit and user satisfaction as key predictors of technology addiction. In addition, the impacts of social interaction and flow on use's technology addition formation were investigated The research framework was tested by using survey data collected from 278 Kakaotalk users who have used more than 6 months. The analysis results found that both technology habit and user satisfaction play an important role in generating technology addiction in the MMS context. The findings of this study indicate that social interaction and flow significantly affects technology habit and user satisfaction. The analysis results help government and MMS providers establish policies or strategies to induce healthy MMS use.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.178-186
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• 2019

Previous studies have shown the significant association between loneliness and game addiction. To determine the causal relationship between them, the present study utilized a series of autoregressive cross-lagged models to early adolescent panel data (N = 346) from KOCCA's Game User Panel Research. Results indicated that loneliness and game addiction, respectively, had relatively strong and stable autoregressive effects across four time points. Also, game addiction at a prior time increased loneliness at a later time, but loneliness was not significantly related to game addiction later in time. These results suggest that game addiction may cause loneliness, not the vice versa.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.329-341
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• 2014

This study investigated the differences of internet addiction by gender and the psychological states(depression, anxiety, impulislvity and aggression) by internet addiction groups and the relationship of depression, anxiety, impulsivity and aggression with internet addiction by resilience as moderator. The 529 college students (male: 212, female: 317) of 5 universities of Jeonbuk Province participated in this study. Main results are as follows; First, the intenet addiction level of male college students was higher than female students, and the higher internet addiction was, the higher depression and impulsivity were. Second, depression. anxiety, impulsivity and resilience were correlated with internet addiction. But aggression was not correlated with it. Third, anxiety and implusivity(male college students), depression and impulsivity(female college students) were correlated with internet addiction or overuse. Fourth, resilience was proved to function as moderator in the prediction of depression on internet addiction of only female college students. The limitation and future tasks were discussed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.408-419
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• 2018

The purpose of this study uses a structural equation model to investigate the relationships between impulsivity, internalizing - externalizing behavior problems, internet addiction, and mobile phone addiction in adolescents. We investigated whether internalizing - externalizing behavior problems plays a mediating role in the relationship between impulsivity and mobile phone addiction/internet addiction. Survey responses of 433 middle school students in Seoul areas were analyzed for this study. The findings of this study are as follows: (1) The "research model" in this study was found suitable, and was selected as a final model. Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that impulsivity influenced internet addiction and mobile phone addiction, and externalizing behavior problems showed a significant effect on mobile phone addiction. In addition, impulsivity had a significant effect on internalizing - externalizing behavior problems. (2) Externalizing behavior problems was a mediator in the relationship between impulsivity and mobile phone addiction. Lastly, the meanings and implications of this research to counseling strategies and education were suggested in this research.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.237-248
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• 2021

Based on sports known to reduce adolescents' smartphone addiction, this study aims to identify the structural causal relationship between sport commitment and smartphone addiction. First of all, based on prior studies, it was intended to show that adolescents' sport commitment is effective in reducing smartphone addiction through social support and ego-resilience, and that such causal relationships vary significantly depending on gender. To this end, a survey of 605 middle and high school students was conducted, and the structural relationship between the four established latent variables was analyzed by analyzing the structural equation model using the SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0 programs. According to the analysis, adolescents' sport commitment was found to have an adverse effect on smartphone addiction, and social support and ego-resilience in the relationship between the two variables were found to have a mediated effect. In addition, these results showed significant differences in gender. This study expanded the field of smartphone addiction and sports convergence study by revealing the relationship between sport commitment as psychological recognition variable and addiction Unlike previous studies using a participation time, duration, and intensity, and suggested that structural relationships with personal characteristic variables and gender-specific approaches are important. Through this, it is meaningful that it provided basic data for in-depth convergence study in the smartphone addiction and development of gender-specific programs.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.433-441
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to identify the moderated effects of emotional intelligence on the relationship between academic stress and smartphone addiction among high school students. Subjects were 207 associate high school students. The data were collected using self -report questionnaire from December 1 to December 23, 2019. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, pearson correlation and hierarchical multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 23. Mean point of academic stress(5 point scale) was 2.75, emotional intelligence(5 point scale) was 3.63 and smartphone addiction(4 point scale) was 2.18. Academic stress were negative correlation with emotional intelligence(r=-.15, p =.030) and positive correlation with smartphone addiction(r=.25, p<.001). Emotional intelligence were negative correlation with smartphone addiction(r=-.25, p<.001). Emotional intelligence has been shown to modulate the relationship between academic stress and smartphone addiction(F=10.45. p<.001) Therefore, to decrease the academic stress and smartphone addiction of high school students, It is necessary to develop the program for increase emotional intelligence of high school students.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.309-318
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• 2009

The youth of this research using the Internet, navigate to the factors and relationships with Internet addiction, and the sense of seeking and want to verify the effectiveness of the regulation of interpersonal relationships. Who was studied 347 high school students in the Gyeonggi Province. SPSS win 13.0 program to study the reliability coefficient was calculated and analysis of care. Regression analysis, control theory verification (MMR) was conducted. Factor analysis using the Internet when the Internet addiction affect, interpersonal relationships and the pursuit of a sense of interaction was confirmed by the positive control the effects. Verification results of this research using the Internet to the fact that Internet addiction Static (+) gave. Pursuit of interpersonal relationships and a sense of control and the interaction effects were different.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.207-220
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• 2018

This study examines the mediating effects of learned helplessness and procrastination in the relationship between covert narcissim and selfie addiction proneness among women. The study subjects were 286 women with a mean age of 23.78(SD=4.34) years. The results of the study are as follows. First, there were significantly positive correlations between covert narcissism, self-objectification, self-presentational motivation, and selfie addiction proneness. Second, covert narcissism, self-objectification, self-presentational motivation were significant predictors for selfie addiction proneness and they accounted 25.7% for variance of selfie addiction proneness. Especially, self-presentational motivation accounted for selfie addiction proneness the most. Third, mediating effect analysis showed self-objectification had partial mediation effect on the relation between covert narcissism and selfie addiction proneness and self-presentational motivation had a partial mediating effect on the relation between covert narcissism and selfie addiction proneness. It is significant for this study to define the concept of selfie addiction proneness and understand psychological variables which significantly account for it. Limitations of the study and suggestions for the future studies were discussed.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.39-47
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• 2013

In the case of a weak self-control youth, young students easily tend to fall into addiction by using the Internet as a sensation seeking and an alternative to escape the reality. Until now, internet addiction self-diagnosis techniques such as Internet addiction scale have been developed and used to solve this kind of internet addiction issue. However, traditional methods do not assess the correlation of addiction and the effects of the environment systematically because they are simply composed of redundant addiction scale criteria and questionnaire forms of the diagnostic methods. Thus, in this paper, we propose a new internet addiction self-diagnosis technique based on Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) and implement a self-diagnosis system in order to make a systematic internet addiction self-diagnosis system. In addition, we analyze the correlation of the measured data based on different perspectives such as home environment, family relationships, peer relationships, school life, and so on.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.6719-6727
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• 2014

This study examined the relationships between self-control and addictive mobile phone use among nursing students. The data was collected through structured questionnaires from 293 students and analyzed using a t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test and Pearson's correlation coefficients on SPSS WIN v 18.0 and AMOS v 18.0. The mean scores of self-control and addictive mobile phone use were $3.42{\pm}0.45$ and $2.69{\pm}0.45$, respectively. A statistically significant negative correlation was observed between self-control and addictive mobile phone use (t=-.447, p<.01). In addition, self-control explained 28% of the addictive mobile phone use. Intervention programs to improve self-control should be developed to prevent addictive mobile phone use for nursing students.