A study of cell phone dependency among college students

Pages: 867-871
Anuja Deshpande and Savita Deshpande (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra)

The present study was conducted to investigate the demographic factors contributing to the problem of cell phone dependency. The study examined factors like gender, educational qualification, family type, living arrangement and other factors pertaining to duration of years using cell phones, availability of wi-fi, and subscription plan. A total of 400 students from different colleges in Mumbai, Navi-Mumbai, and Thane jurisdiction were recruited. Clustered Sampling and Snowball Sampling were used for data collection. Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS; Bianchi & Phillips, 2005) was used to measure the cell phone dependency among college students. The obtained data was analysed using Independent t-test and One-Way ANOVA. Results revealed that gender and duration of years using cell phone were statistically significant in predicting cell phone dependency. Other factors were not statistically impact cell phone dependency.