مجالات استخدام الهاتف الذكي والإدمان عليه لدى المراهقين ذوي الاضطرابات النمائية العصبية
This study aimed to explore the nature of the relationship between smartphone addiction (SA) and its usage areas and evaluate its association with the socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (ND) (intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, specific learning disorder) registered in schools, programs, and governmental and private centers in the Riyadh region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The author used the descriptive method, and the study sample consisted of (340) adolescents with ND (126 males and 214 females), with a mean age of (15.97) years, and a standard deviation of (1.70). They responded on the SA Scale and the smartphone usage areas Scale were prepared for the purposes of the study (set by author). Statistical methods such as the mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were used through the SPSS version 26. The results of the study showed a positive correlation between the usage areas and its dimensions and SA and its dimensions. And there are no statistically significant differences in SA and usage areas among adolescents with ND according to the disorder variable. The results of the study also revealed that there are statistically significant differences between males and females in the usage areas of smartphone in favor of females. In addition, there are statistically significant differences in the level of SA and usage areas of smartphone among adolescents with ND according to the age in favor of the age group (16-18 years). Finally, SA can be predicted by the total score for domains of usage areas of smartphone (School Work - Leisure - Daily Communication). In the light of its results, the study presented some recommendations to researchers and those interested in preparing counseling and therapeutic programs that help adolescents with ND to understand the damages and problems of excessive use of smart phones by integrating this information into school curricula. (Published abstract)