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: Received: 8 November 2023 / Approved: 8 November 2023 / Online: 8 November 2023 (13:33:27 CET)
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: Received: 15 November 2023 / Approved: 15 November 2023 / Online: 15 November 2023 (17:00:32 CET)
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: Received: 27 November 2023 / Approved: 27 November 2023 / Online: 27 November 2023 (09:14:08 CET)
How to cite:
Kim, Y.; Dhammasaccakarn, W.; Laeheem, K.; Rinthaisong, I. Correlates of Smartphone Addiction Among Thai Muslim Adolescents: The Role of Family. Preprints2023, 2023110562. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0562.v2
Kim, Y.; Dhammasaccakarn, W.; Laeheem, K.; Rinthaisong, I. Correlates of Smartphone Addiction Among Thai Muslim Adolescents: The Role of Family. Preprints 2023, 2023110562. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0562.v2
Kim, Y.; Dhammasaccakarn, W.; Laeheem, K.; Rinthaisong, I. Correlates of Smartphone Addiction Among Thai Muslim Adolescents: The Role of Family. Preprints2023, 2023110562. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0562.v2
APA Style
Kim, Y., Dhammasaccakarn, W., Laeheem, K., & Rinthaisong, I. (2023). Correlates of Smartphone Addiction Among Thai Muslim Adolescents: The Role of Family. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0562.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kim, Y., Kasetchai Laeheem and Idsaratt Rinthaisong. 2023 "Correlates of Smartphone Addiction Among Thai Muslim Adolescents: The Role of Family" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0562.v2
Abstract
While smartphones offer numerous benefits, their usage also poses potential drawbacks, particularly for adolescents. Notably, there has been limited research focusing specifically on Muslim adolescent students in Thailand. This study seeks to address this gap by examining the prevalence and family factors influencing smartphone addiction (SA) among 825 Muslim secondary school students across three provinces in Southern Thailand. Employing purposive sampling, the research highlights a concerning 70% rate of SA. The investigation reveals a link between parental education levels and smartphone usage among adolescents. Utilizing a structural equation model (SEM), family functioning dimensions such as ‘Emotional Status’ and ‘Discipline’ are shown to have a considerable impact on SA. Contrary to expectations, enhanced ‘Family Support’ has emerged as a potential risk factor, suggesting nuances in family dynamics that may contribute to SA. The findings advocate for the reinforcement of family functioning and call for initiatives to improve digital literacy and foster open communication between parents and children. However, the reliance on self-reported measures and the cross-sectional nature of the study underlines the necessity for more expansive future research to validate these findings and explore underlying mechanisms.
Keywords
Adolescents; Family functioning; Muslim; Smartphone addiction; Thailand
Subject
Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
15 November 2023
Commenter:
Yejin Kim
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
The title has been revised. The way of presenting the data was also changed. The variable of Smartphone dadiction has beeb presenbted as a one-factor congeneric model.
Commenter: Yejin Kim
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
The way of presenting the data was also changed.
The variable of Smartphone dadiction has beeb presenbted as a one-factor congeneric model.