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smartphone addiction
learning disabilities
school students
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Abstract
These days, cell phones and smartphones are ubiquitous among the young people. Because of all the convenient functions that cell phones provide, their use has skyrocketed in recent years. As a result, the concept of smartphone addiction has emerged. Smartphone addiction, an impulsive condition produced by excessive and uncontrolled use of cell phones, is often regarded as one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century. The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of smartphone addiction among students with learning disabilities and the factors that contribute to it, including but not limited to gender, daily use time, frequency of control, number of social media accounts, and intended use. A total of 366 pupils made up the study’s sample. The Smartphone Addiction Scale and the Personal Information Form were used to compile the data for this study. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney- U tests are used to analyse the data. According to the data, there are notable differences in the degrees of smartphone addiction among students based on gender, daily use time, frequency of control, and intended use.
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