Smartphone addiction among students in the College of Basic Education

The current research aims to identify smartphone addiction among students of the College of Basic Education, and smartphone addiction among students of the College of Basic Education according to the variable of specialization (scientific, humanities). The researcher followed the descriptive approach in his research. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher adopted the smartphone addiction scale prepared by (Al-Harbi and Abdul-Aleem, 2022), which consists of (24) items. The researcher verified the apparent validity of the smartphone addiction scale and calculated its stability using Pearson's correlation coefficient. The researcher applied the scale to the research sample of (222) male and female students from the College of Basic Education. The sample was selected using a stratified random method. The research data were processed using statistical methods that are compatible with the nature and objectives of the current research, including Pearson's correlation coefficient, the t-test for one sample, and the t-test for two samples. The research results reached:

1. Students of the College of Basic Education do not have addiction to smartphones.


2. There is no statistically significant difference between students according to specialization ( (Scientific, humanistic) on smartphone addiction.

In light of the research findings, the researcher made several recommendations, including:

Holding awareness seminars and lectures that inform students of the dangers of smartphone addiction and its negative psychological, social, physical, and health effects, and the necessity of optimal use.

Suggestions include:

Conducting research on the variable of smartphone addiction among different academic groups.