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| Published: June 30, 2022
Smartphone Addiction, Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students
Lecturer at Department of Psychology, Vishwakarma University, Pune, India
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DIP: 18.01.124.20221002
DOI: 10.25215/1002.124
ABSTRACT
The study aimed at investigating the correlation between smart phone addiction and loneliness as well as the correlation between smart phone addiction and life satisfaction. 88 college students age ranging from 18-21 participated in the study from Pune city. Standardized tests were used for collecting the data which were Smart Phone Addiction Scale (SAS), UCLA Loneliness Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWC). Non-Parametric Tests were used to check the correlation between the variables. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between smart phone addiction and life satisfaction (r=-0.1777, p>0.05) and correlation between smart phone addiction and loneliness among undergraduate students.
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© 2022, Mathurawala S.
Received: January 30, 2022; Revision Received: June 28, 2022; Accepted: June 30, 2022
Miss Sakshi Mathurawala @ sakshi.mathurawala29@gmail.com
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.124.20221002
10.25215/1002.124
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Published in Volume 10, Issue 2, April-June, 2022