Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The relationship between personality factors and smart phone use among university students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Reza Shamabadi 1
Sara Raeeni 2
Mahdie Faramarzi Moghadam 2
Zahrasadat Khorshidearab 3
1 PhD. student in psychological and educational counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 MA. in psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3 MA. Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2021.18315
Abstract
Introduction: Smart phone use is one of the phenomena of this age and has had a profound effect on the various aspects of human life today, therefore, different aspects of smart phone use should be identified to make use of this device more targeted and to reduce its ineffective use with knowledge. In this study, the basic role of personality factors in using smart phone was investigated.
Materials and Methods: In this study 64 peoples were selected by systematic random and random cluster sampling method from the students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran in 2018-2019. Then the questionnaire of smart phone and computer use and Neo personality questionnaire were completed. Spearman rank correlation test and SPSS version 24 were used for data analysis.
 Results: The findings of the study indicated that there is a relationship between gender and age with the amount of smart phone use (P=0.007, P=0.03) and on the other hand, the weaker responsibility and agreeableness personality are associated to the greater use of smart phone (P=0.01, P=0.03).
 Conclusion: The results of this study showed the role of gender as well as personality factors such as agreeableness and responsibility in smart phone use.
Keywords
Personality
Smartphone
University students
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 23, Issue 2
March and April 2021
Pages 141-147