Smartphone addiction and associated factors among postgraduate students in an Arabic sample: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Relationship between smartphone addiction and characteristics of the participants

	High smartphone use group (261)		Low smartphone use group (251)		P-value
	Number	%	Number	%
Gender
Male	88	33.8	70	28.5	0.191
Female	172	66.2	176	71.5	0.191
Age
21–24	17	6.5	31	12.4	0.026*
25–29	105	40.2	78	31.3
30–39	117	44.8	110	44.2
> =40	22	8.4	30	12.0
Marital status
Single	115	44.1	121	48.4	0.268
Married	135	51.7	124	49.6
Divorced	11	4.2	5	2.0
Number of children
0	147	56.3	139	56.0	0.867
1	37	14.2	30	12.1
2	31	11.9	33	13.3
> =3	46	17.6	46	18.5
Educational level
Master	180	69.2	162	66.1
PhD	80	30.8	83	33.9
Academic year
First	80	30.8	56	22.9	0.349
Second	80	30.8	82	33.5
Third	48	18.5	55	22.4
Fourth	27	10.4	25	10.2
Fifth	25	9.6	27	11.0
Being outside the country
Yes	94	36.2	79	31.5	0.264
No	166	63.8	172	68.5	0.264
Monthly income
5000 SR	104	40.3	92	39.3
5000–10,000 SR	71	27.5	67	28.6	0.952
10,000–20,000 SR	69	26.7	60	25.6
> 20,000 SR	14	5.4	15	6.4
Monthly income for father or mother or both
5000 SR	79	30.5	60	25.1	0.425
5000–10,000 SR	59	22.8	54	22.6
10,000–20,000 SR	77	29.7	73	30.5
> 20,000 SR	44	17.0	52	21.8

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