Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effects of exercise participation on the relationships between smartphone dependence (SD) and social withdrawal (SW) among adolescents. The data were obtained from the 2018 Korean Youth Panel Survey. A total of 2,590 First grade middle school students were included in the study. The data were analyzed by multiple regression using SPSS 20.0. First, SD (e.g., tolerance, withdrawal) positively affected SW. Second, exercise participation not only had a direct effect on SW, but also moderated the effects of SD (e.g., tolerance) and SW. These results suggest that exercise participation may play an important role in preventing smartphone dependence and improving mental health among adolescents.
| Translated title of the contribution | Smartphone Dependence and Social Withdrawal Among Adolescents: The Moderating Effects of Exercise |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 61-71 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | 한국여가레크리에이션학회지 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 2021 |