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Correlation between smartphone addiction and dysfunctional attitudes in nursing/midwifery students
Emine Kaplan Serin1, Yadigar Çevik Durmaz1, Hilal Türkmen Polat2
1School of Health Sciences, Munzur University, Tunceli, Turkey.
Purpose:
The aim of this study is to determine the correlation between smartphone addiction and dysfunctional attitudes.
Design And Methods:
This descriptive study was conducted with the students of Nursing/Midwifery Department of a state university from March 01 to April 01, 2018.
Findings:
Participant students had a mean score of 27.25 ± 11.41 in smartphone addiction scale and a mean score of 27.96 ± 14.74 in dysfunctional attitudes scale. The number of students' friends was found to affect their problem solving skills. Loneliness levels of participant students affected their dysfunctional attitude scores.
Practice Implications:
It is highly important for our country to have sufficient knowledge of smartphone addiction, detect the dysfunctional attitudes and develop nursing care methods.
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