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. 2021 Apr 30;36(19):e129. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e129

Table 1. Epidemiological characteristics of study subjects.

Variables Frequency (%) or Mean (SD)
Sex (M/F) 234 (48)/253 (52)
Grades (first/second/third) 264 (54.2)/113 (23.2)/110 (22.6)
SES (top/mid/bot) 55 (11.3)/418 (85.8)/14 (2.9)
Total 487
Smartphone addiction 31.59 (7.43)
Depression 5.62 (5.05)
ADHD 10.68 (9.90)
Positive parenting attitude 31.45 (5.36)
Negative parenting attitude 24.17 (6.82)
Perceived stress 26.96 (6.58)
Interpersonal relationship problems 86.43 (26.93)
Smartphone usage type
Call, text message 3.83 (1.01)
Study 2.37 (0.91)
Information finding 3.23 (1.07)
Music/movies 4.50 (0.80)
Social network service 4.06 (1.18)
Game 3.27 (1.30)
Others (shopping etc.) 2.96 (1.13)

SD = standard deviation, M = male, F = female, SES = socio-economic status, Smartphone addiction = a youth smartphone addiction self-diagnosis scale, Depression = the Korean version of the patient health questionnaire-9, ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorde, Positive parenting attitude = parenting attitude scale devised by Heo, Negative parenting attitude = parenting attitude scale devised by Heo, Stress = the perceived stress scale, Interpersonal relationship problems = the short form of the Korean-inventory of interpersonal problems circumplex scale.

Smartphone usage type scale: call, text message, study, information finding, music/movies, social network service, game, others, shopping etc.