Author(s):
Anajo Jose, Jain Jacob
Email(s):
anajojose31@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2652.2025.00034 
Address:
Anajo Jose1, Jain Jacob2
1Associate Professor, Little Lourdes College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala.
2Assistant Professor, Little Lourdes College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 13,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2025
ABSTRACT:
A study to assesss the impact of smart phone addiction on psychological well beingamong adoloscent girls of 13-15 years in a selected school at Kottayam conducted in Little Lourdes College of Nursing. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of smart phone addiction on psychological wellbeing and to find the association between impact of smart phone addiction with selected demographic variables. A descriptive survey with quantitative research approach was used in this study. The sample consists of 30 adolescent girls selected by convenient sampling technique. The researcher collected the data with self structured modified smart phone addiction rating scale and questionnaire to collect socio demographic variables. The tool was found to be reliable. The study result shows that 70% of sample were not addicted and 30% were partially addicted to smart phone. There was no significant association with impact of smart phone addiction and selected demographic variables at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the study findings the investigators have drawn implication which were vital concerns in the field of nursing service, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research.
Cite this article:
Anajo Jose, Jain Jacob. A Study to Assesss the Impact of Smart Phone Addiction on Psychological Wellbeing among Adoloscent Girls of 13-15 Years in a selected school at Kottayam. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2025;13(3):174-8. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2025.00034
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Anajo Jose, Jain Jacob. A Study to Assesss the Impact of Smart Phone Addiction on Psychological Wellbeing among Adoloscent Girls of 13-15 Years in a selected school at Kottayam. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2025;13(3):174-8. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2025.00034 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-13-3-8
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