THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL STRESS IN RELATION TO SMARTPHONE DEPENDENCY OF THAI STUDENTS

Authors

  • June Bernadette D’souza, Krisda Tanchaisak

Keywords:

Educational Stress, Smartphone Dependency

Abstract

Although a plethora of research on Smartphone addiction and academic stress is rampant, there is a lack of research studies regarding the relationship of educational stress and Smartphone dependency. Smartphone dependency occurs when a person has a constant and continuous need to use their phone irrespective of the negative outcomes on one’s wellbeing and daily functioning. The focus of the present quantitative study is to investigate whether Thai students are prone to academic stress because of overutilization of their Smartphone. The random sampling technique was used to collect data from 284 Thai male, female and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students from one international university in Thailand. Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient was utilized to find out the relationship between the five dimensions of educational stress and Smartphone dependency of Thai students.  One-way ANOVA was used to test the differences between the five dimensions of educational stress and Smartphone dependency of Thai male, female, and LGBT students.  Results revealed that, in general, when Thai students experience the dimensions of academic stress, their dependency on Smartphone increases, except for the pressure from study dimension which shows an insignificant association.  Furthermore, when Thai students, experience dimensions of academic stress, their dependency on Smartphone increases.  However, Thai LGBT students indicate a positive insignificant association between the dimensions of educational stress and Smartphone Dependency. There are no significant differences among male, female and LGBT students regarding the dimensions of worry about grades, self-expectation and despondency. 

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