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@article{184288,
        author = {Nita Shetty and Evangeline Supriya},
        title = {Effect of Smartphone Addiction on Social Appearance Anxiety in Adolescents in Bangalore Urban},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {851-861},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184288},
        abstract = {The quantitative research study examined the effect of smartphone addiction on social appearance anxiety among adolescents in Bengaluru Urban, focusing on gender, age, and educational qualification. Independent t-tests revealed that females scored significantly higher than males in smartphone addiction for withdrawal (t = 2.23, p < 0.05), reliance (t = 2.10, p < 0.05), and overall addiction (t = 2.13, p < 0.05), while no significant differences were found for obsession and daily life partially supporting Hypothesis 1. For social appearance anxiety, no significant gender difference was observed, leading to the rejection of Hypothesis 2. Age wise comparisons indicated that adolescents aged 18–19 years reported higher smartphone addiction scores in withdrawal and daily life dimension compared to younger groups, partially supporting Hypothesis 3. However, ANOVA showed that age had no significant effect on social appearance anxiety, leading to the rejection of Hypothesis 4. Educational qualification significantly influenced all dimensions of smartphone addiction, with F values ranging from 3.04 to 8.62 (p < 0.05, p < 0.01), showing that intermediate-level students reported greater addiction than high school and degree-level groups, thereby supporting Hypothesis 5. Similarly, social appearance anxiety was significantly affected by education level (F = 6.25, p < 0.01), with intermediate students reporting higher anxiety, confirming Hypothesis 6. Finally, correlation analysis revealed a significant positive association between smartphone addiction and social appearance anxiety (r = 0.408, p < 0.01), supporting Hypothesis 7. Overall, the findings emphasize that gender and educational qualification play a critical role in adolescents’ smartphone addiction and appearance-related anxiety, and that increased smartphone use is significantly linked with greater social appearance anxiety.},
        keywords = {Adolescents, Age differences, Educational qualification, Gender differences, Smartphone addiction, Social appearance anxiety,},
        month = {December},
        }