Recent reports of problematic forms of mobile phone bring new currency to the problem of mobile phone addictions in the result of dramatic increase in the use of the mobile phone in adolescence. The research forecast students with mobile phone addicti...
Recent reports of problematic forms of mobile phone bring new currency to the problem of mobile phone addictions in the result of dramatic increase in the use of the mobile phone in adolescence. The research forecast students with mobile phone addiction have behavior as deficient self-efficacy and self control. So, this study is to investigate mobile phone addiction showed in middle school students in terms of self-efficacy and self-control. In mobile phone user, the relationship between mobile phone addiction and self-efficacy with self-control was examined in a sample of 580 middle school students. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires measuring mobile phone addiction test (MPAT), academic self-efficacy score (ASES), and self-control rating scale (SCRS). Students within superior 30% of the MPAT point were defined as mobile phone addiction group. Students lower 30% point were defined as non-addiction group.
Although statistically insignificant, the score of mobile phone addiction was slightly high in girl students than in male students. Mobile phone addiction score was significantly and negatively correlated to ASES and SCRS (r = -0.242 and -0.369 respectively, p< .001, both). Significant ASES and SCRS differences were revealed between addiction group and non-addiction group (p< .001).
In conclusion mobile phone addiction group seemed to be more deficient school achievement, showing low self-efficacy and self-control. Further study is needed to investigate the direct relationship between learning performance and mobile phone dependency.