청소년의 가정폭력경험이 스마트폰 중독에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Domestic Violence on Smartphone Addiction of the Adolescent:The Mediating Effects of Self-esteem and Self-control

This study was performed in order to provide action plans for the prevention of and intervention in adolescents' smartphone addiction based on the evidence that loss of self-esteem and self-control caused by domestic violence could lead to the addiction of smartphones among adolescents. We selected a total of 724 students in 8th grade residing in Seoul to participate in the study. As a result of the analysis using structural equations, domestic violence did not directly cause adolescents' addiction to smartphones. However, the reduced self-esteem and self-control of adolescents affected by domestic violence indirectly led to their addiction to smartphones. Based on the study, the following are recommendations to prevent and intervene in adolescents’ addiction to smartphones. 1) The government needs to actively participate to prevent teenagers’ addiction to smartphones. 2) The prevention of and intervention in domestic violence, which indirectly influences adolescents’ addiction to smartphones, is needed. 3) An active approach to preventing adolescents’ addiction to smartphonese and early intervention in the addicted population is needed. 4) Since adolescents who have experienced domestic violence have a higher possibility of becoming addicted to not only smartphones but also other electronic devices, interventions to increase their self-esteem and self-control are needed.