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01-07-2019 | Addiction | Original Paper

National, Sex and Academic Discipline Difference in Smartphone Addiction: A Study of Students in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan

Authors: Ismael Salamah Albursan, Mohammad Farhan Al Qudah, Edward Dutton, Elsayed Mohammed Abu Hashem Hassan, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet, Ali A. Alfnan, Suliman S. Aljomaa, Heba Ibraheem Hammad

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 5/2019

Abstract

There are an increasing number of studies on smartphone addiction (SA) among students, and also a number of cross-cultural ones. We add to this body of research by presenting, for the first time, a cross-cultural study comparing students in four Middle Eastern countries: Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. In this context, we also attempt to replicate findings—in other studies—that there are differences in smartphone addiction prevalence along the lines of sex, culture and subject of study. These findings were indeed replicated in a Middle Eastern context. We found significant differences between the Jordanian sample and the other three samples, with Jordanians displaying higher SA. The Sudanese displayed higher SA than the Yemenis, and the Saudis higher than the Sudanese or the Yemeni. We also found that females displayed greater SA than males and humanities students greater SA than science students.

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Title: National, Sex and Academic Discipline Difference in Smartphone Addiction: A Study of Students in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan
Authors: Ismael Salamah Albursan
Mohammad Farhan Al Qudah
Edward Dutton
Elsayed Mohammed Abu Hashem Hassan
Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet
Ali A. Alfnan
Suliman S. Aljomaa
Heba Ibraheem Hammad
Publication date: 01-07-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Addiction
Addiction
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00368-x

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