Increased problematic smartphone use among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the community: The utility of Chinese version of Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale

• Published in: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Vol. 83; no. 4; p. 411
• Main Authors: Huang, Yu-Chieh, Hu, Sz-Chi, Shyu, Li-Yu, Yeh, Chin-Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Child; Female; Humans; Internet Addiction Disorder - epidemiology; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Smartphone - statistics & numerical data

Problematic smartphone use is more prevalent in children than before. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SAPS). We recruited 319 students aged 9 to 12 years including 70 attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorde...