THE IMPACT OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION ON EMPATHY AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

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dc.contributor.authorCansel, Neslihan
dc.contributor.authorAvci, Elif Beyza
dc.contributor.authorTutal, Büşra
dc.contributor.authorAlaca, Fatma Zehra
dc.contributor.authorGhaffari, Mobin
dc.contributor.authorKumaşoğlu, Gamze
dc.contributor.authorÇitil, Melike Sena
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:19:07Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:19:07Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSmartphone addiction has become an increasing significant public health issue. This study has investigated the relationship between smartphone addiction, and empathy levels, and demographic variables among medical students. As a cross-sectional study, the research has been conducted with 261 medical students educating in İnönü University Medical Faculty between 21.03.2022-31.03.2022. Participants completed a survey delivered to them via Google Forms, including questions about demographic characteristics, reasons for phone use, as well as the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ). Analyses were performed by using IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0. The students' average SAS score was 90.39±23.39, and the mean TEQ score was 52.59 ± 6.66. Approximately 33.7% of participants scored above 50% on the SAS. Smartphones were used most often to listen to music (42.5%) and least often to play games (27%). Students with higher social media use and female students scores were higher on the SAS when compared to others (p<0.05). While there was no correlation between the average SAS score and the average TEQ score, it was observed that as the scores given to the negative questions in the TEQ scale increased, the SAS scores also increased (p<0.05). Phone addiction is an increasing problem, and identifying risk groups, especially among healthcare workers, and taking precautions will make important contributions in improving the quality of service provided. © 2025, Inonu University. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.33715/inonusaglik.1583915
dc.identifier.endpage101
dc.identifier.issn2147-7892
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105000970577
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage89
dc.identifier.trdizinid1301696
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.1583915
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1301696
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108169
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInonu University
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Inonu University Vocational School of Health Services
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250329
dc.subjectAddiction
dc.subjectEmpathy
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectSmartphone
dc.subjectStudent
dc.titleTHE IMPACT OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION ON EMPATHY AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS
dc.title.alternativeTelefon Bağımlılığının Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Empati Üzerindeki Etkisi]
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