Proper

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effects of depression and anxiety on smartphone addiction. To do this, 5,200 university students were surveyed and 4,091 people were analyzed using SPSS ver. 23.0. The results of the study are as follows. Depression and anxiety sub-factors affecting college students' smartphone addiction were significantly influenced by 7 variables except guilt/self-depression (depression). Negative self-image/Psychomotor delay (depression), Subjective anxiety, emotional expression/negative perception (depression), autonomic nervous system anxiety, physical aspects (depression), panic anxiety, and neuro-physiological anxiety showed that the explanatory power is high. Based on these results, the college students who are depressed or anxious to prevent the addiction of smartphone in college students sought to instruct them to conduct early screening and healthy activities and suggested the necessity of follow - up study considering environmental factors.