67778

Problematic Mobile Phone and Internet Use A Comparative Study between Saudi and Egyptian Female Adolescents

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Adolescents are vulnerable to both mobile and internet addiction. In Arab countries studies on both types of addiction are scarce. Objectives: This study aimed at comparing the prevalence of problematic mobile and internet use among Egyptian and Saudi adolescent females. Methods: A cross sectional study which included 538 Saudi and 802 Egyptian adolescent female students. A questionnaire was used to collect data about patterns of mobile phone and internet use. Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT) and the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAI) were also used. Results: Saudi students showed higher rates of mobile (11.7%) and internet addiction (5.8%) compared to Egyptian students (6.1% & 1.6% respectively). They also had higher number of calls, longer time of internet use and more frequent internet use per week. A significant weak positive correlation was found between YIAT scores and MPAI scores. Conclusion: This study indicated the need for future studies to address the related risk factors of both problems among adolescents in both countries

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10.21608/efmj.2018.67778

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Key wards: Problematic, mobile, Internet, Saudi, Egyptian, Adolescents

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Dalia

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El-Sayed Desouky

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Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Saudi Arabia Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt

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daliadesouky1234@gmail.com

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2018-01-01

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2018-01-08

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2018-01-01

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17

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2356-9581

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2356-959X

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The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal

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Problematic Mobile Phone and Internet Use A Comparative Study between Saudi and Egyptian Female Adolescents

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22 Jan 2023