Table 4.
Mainly used contents of a smartphone and SNS.
| Risk group for smartphone addiction (n = 563) |
Normal user group (n = 1261) |
Total (n = 1824) |
χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Most frequently used contents of a smartphone | ||||
| Instant messenger (Kakaotalk, Facebook messenger, Line, etc.) | 151 (28.6) | 365 (40.0) | 516 (30.3) | 16.13 |
| Web surfing | 182 (34.4) | 366 (30.5) | 548 (31.7) | |
| Music | 128 (24.0) | 316 (26.4) | 444 (25.6) | |
| Ebook, web-toon, web-novel | 70 (13.4) | 156 (13.0) | 226 (13.1) | |
| Game | 118 (22.5) | 234 (19.9) | 352 (20.6) | |
| SNS (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) | 112 (21.3) | 268 (22.6) | 380 (22.2) | |
| Movie, TV, video | 98 (18.4) | 203 (16.9) | 301 (17.4) | |
| Learning | 16 (3.0) | 33 (2.7) | 49 (2.8) | |
| 37 (4.0) | 96 (3.9) | 133 (4.0) | ||
| Searching for learning | 85 (15.6) | 174 (14.2) | 259 (14.6) | |
| Purchase of goods or services | 11 (1.0) | 52 (2.2) | 63 (1.8) | |
| Financial transaction | 8 (0.8) | 35 (1.5) | 43 (1.2) | |
| Location-based services | 9 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) | 31 (0.9) | |
| Schedule management | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | |
| Most frequently used SNS | ||||
| Kakaostory | 351 (68.0) | 799 (67.9) | 1150 (67.9) | 4.04 |
| 243 (51.1) | 495 (45.5) | 738 (47.3) | ||
| Band | 124 (25.6) | 271 (25.2) | 395 (25.3) | |
| 138 (29.3) | 342 (32.2) | 480 (31.3) | ||
| 107 (22.5) | 274 (25.9) | 381 (24.8) | ||
| Others | 20 (3.7) | 41 (3.3) | 61 (3.4) | |
| Purpose of using SNS | ||||
| Fun/stress reduction | 359 (67.6) | 806 (66.1) | 1165 (66.5) | 6.33 |
| Communication with people | 232 (45.4) | 585 (49.7) | 817 (48.3) | |
| Getting and sharing new information | 145 (28.2) | 355 (30.0) | 500 (29.5) | |
| Expressing and sharing opinions | 119 (23.2) | 282 (24.1) | 401 (23.9) | |
| Passing time or having nothing to do | 79 (15.2) | 157 (13.3) | 234 (13.9) | |
| Daily record of life | 63 (12.3) | 139 (10.9) | 192 (11.3) | |
| Habit | 42 (8.3) | 69 (5.9) | 111 (6.5) | |
SNS: social networking service.