International Journal of Psychology (IPA)

en Smartphone and Iranian Women: Prevalence and Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use Smartphone and Iranian Women: Prevalence and Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use عمومى General پژوهشي Research <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The increasing number of cellphone applications has enhanced the likelihood of Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU). The current cross-sectional and descriptive-correlation study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and predictors of PSU among women. The research society was all married women in West Azarbaijan and East Azarbaijan provinces in Iran. Of that, 452 women participated in the research through convenience and purposive sampling. Contingency tables, zero-order Pearson correlation, Chi-squared, Cramér's coefficients and a stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. To collecting data Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Revised, Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, University of California Los Angeles Loneliness version III, and some demographic items were used. Results showed that more than half of the women used smartphones to communicate (besides talking) (57.2%), most frequently used WhatsApp (36.6%), Instagram (26.9%), and Telegram (21.6%). Furthermore, 37.8% of the participants used smartphones at a slightly problematic level, 10% at the problematic level, 3.5% at a very problematic level. Moreover, the regression analysis results also revealed that loneliness, marital satisfaction, and duration of marriage could significantly predict PSU. According to the finding’s, Iranian married women are less involved with PSU, however features such as loneliness, marital satisfaction, and years of marriage could explain individuals’ tendency to PSU. These factors are thus recommended to be considered in the prevention and treatment of PSU.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">The increasing number of cellphone applications has enhanced the likelihood of Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU). The current cross-sectional and descriptive-correlation study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and predictors of PSU among women. The research society was all married women in West Azarbaijan and East Azarbaijan provinces in Iran. Of that, 452 women participated in the research through convenience and purposive sampling. Contingency tables, zero-order Pearson correlation, Chi-squared, Cramér's coefficients and a stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. To collecting data Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Revised, Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, University of California Los Angeles Loneliness version III, and some demographic items were used. Results showed that more than half of the women used smartphones to communicate (besides talking) (57.2%), most frequently used WhatsApp (36.6%), Instagram (26.9%), and Telegram (21.6%). Furthermore, 37.8% of the participants used smartphones at a slightly problematic level, 10% at the problematic level, 3.5% at a very problematic level. Moreover, the regression analysis results also revealed that loneliness, marital satisfaction, and duration of marriage could significantly predict PSU. According to the finding’s, Iranian married women are less involved with PSU, however features such as loneliness, marital satisfaction, and years of marriage could explain individuals’ tendency to PSU. These factors are thus recommended to be considered in the prevention and treatment of PSU.</div>   loneliness, marital satisfaction, prevalence, problematic smartphone use, women. loneliness, marital satisfaction, prevalence, problematic smartphone use, women 31 85 http://ijpb.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-140-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Farzaneh Mikaeli Manee Farzaneh Mikaeli Manee f.michaeli.manee@gmail.com 10031947532846002392 10031947532846002392 Yes Urmia University Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Sheler Abkhiz Sheler Abkhiz abkhizsh@gmail.com 10031947532846002393 10031947532846002393 No Urmia University Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Touraj Hashemi Touraj Hashemi Tourajhashemi46@tabrizu.ac.ir 10031947532846002394 10031947532846002394 No Department of Psychology, Psychology & Educational Science Faculty, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran Department of Psychology, Psychology & Educational Science Faculty, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran Zahra Baba Poor Lashanloo Zahra Baba Poor Lashanloo babapoorzahra6@gmail.com 10031947532846002395 10031947532846002395 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Leila Taghifam Leila Taghifam l.taghifam@gmail.com 10031947532846002396 10031947532846002396 No Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Yeganeh Dadash Zadeh Sangari Yeganeh Dadash Zadeh Sangari yeganeh.d.s@gmail.com 10031947532846002397 10031947532846002397 No Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Neda Shami Neda Shami 1376ne@gmail.com 10031947532846002398 10031947532846002398 No Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Fatemeh Gholizadeh Fatemeh Gholizadeh f.golizade97@gmail.com 10031947532846002399 10031947532846002399 No Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh fatemehmokhtarzadeh77521@gmail.com 10031947532846002400 10031947532846002400 No Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Psychology, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran