Relationship between Smart Phone Addiction and Quality of Life among

Background: The growing smartphone usage among adolescents has become a major concern due to potential adverse effects on their quality of life. Purpose: To assess the relationship between smartphone addiction and quality of life among adolescents. Design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in preparatory and secondary schools at Al Shohadaa urban and rural schools. Sampling: Multi-stage random sample of 400 adolescents were obtained from the previously mentioned settings. Instruments: Data were collected using two instruments: structured interview questionnaire to assess adolescents’ characteristics and their smart phone addiction and world health organization’s quality of life questionnaire brief to assess the relationship between smartphone addiction and quality of Life. Results: Older adolescents (15-≤ 18 years) reported higher levels of smartphone addiction compared to younger adolescents (12-< 15 years). Also, there was a strong negative significant correlation between adolescents' smartphone addiction and their quality of life. Conclusion: There was a strong negative significant correlation between adolescents' smart phone addiction rate and quality of life among studied adolescents. Recommendations: Ongoing educational programs about proper use of smartphone, smartphone addiction, and quality of life should be designed and implemented to all adolescents in schools.