Varsity Sports to Combat Smartphone Addiction among University Students

Authors

  • Rahat Anwar MSc Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Dr. Asif Ali Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Fariq Ahmed M.Phil. scholar, Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2024(5-I)27

Keywords:

Athletes, Early Adults, Non-Athletes, Physical Activity, Smartphone Addiction, University Student

Abstract

This study compared high exercise group with low exercise group to assess the influence of physical activity on smartphone addiction in early adult university students as it was the primary aim of the study. The final sample size comprised of 330 participants from five universities, out of which 165 were university level student-athletes and 165 were university level non-athlete students. To analyze and investigate the relationships between relevant variables, this study employed cross-sectional design of study. The short version IPAQ, SAS, and demographic information were utilized to collect data. It was revealed by t-test analysis that the mean score of smartphone addiction for low exercising group was considerably greater than high exercising group. These findings indicated that exercise can lessen smartphone addiction as athletes demonstrated minor smartphone addiction tendencies compared to non-athletes. These findings also suggested a potential protective role of physical activity against smartphone addiction.

Downloads

Published

2024-01-17

Details

    Abstract Views: 213
    PDF Downloads: 119

How to Cite

Anwar, R., Ali, A., & Ahmed, F. (2024). Varsity Sports to Combat Smartphone Addiction among University Students. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 5(1), 293–301. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2024(5-I)27

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>