28th National Clinical Education Symposium Presentation Abstracts

20 APRIL 2026, MONDAY
08:45 - 10:00 OP-07 Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Attention Performance

OP-07 Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Attention Performance

Taylan Tanışan1, Süheyla Ünal2

1. Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Bursa, Turkey
2. Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Sehir Hastanesi, Bursa, Turkey


DOI: 10.5080/61upk.ozt426 Page 65

BACKGROUND AND AIM:Smartphone addiction (SA) is a form of behavioral addiction that has become widespread with technological developments and is associated with negative psychological, physical, and cognitive effects. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between SA, increased screen time, and attention performance.
METHODS:The study included 123 healthy volunteers aged 18–35 years with no known psychiatric disorders. Participants were divided into three groups based on their daily average smartphone screen time and clinical diagnosis of addiction: low screen time (3 hours), and SA group. All participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale–Short Form (SAS-SF), Smartphone Overuse Screening Questionnaire (SOS-Q), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–Short Form (BIS-11-SF), Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Attention performance was assessed using the Stroop Test TBAG Form, Trail Making Test, Cancellation Test, and Digit Span Test. Objective smartphone usage data, including daily average screen time and number of phone unlocks, were recorded. Ethical approval was obtained from Bursa City Hospital Ethics Committee (Decision Number: 2024-21/15).
RESULTS:No significant differences in attention performance were observed among the groups. However, the SA group showed significantly higher daily screen time(pKeywords: addiction medicine, addictive behavior, attention, smartphone, smartphone addiction, technology addiction AuthorToEditor: Bursa Yüksek İhtisas E.A.H Dörtçelik Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ek Hizmer Binası'nda uzman hekim olarak çalışmaktayım. Hastanemiz personel işleri birimi ana binada ve kurumumuzdan uzak olduğu için bur başvurusunda çalışma belgesi yerine doktor bilgi bankasından uzmanlık tescil tarihimi (28/10/2025) içeren belgeyi yükledim. İhtiyaç duyulması halinde kurumdan da belge alabileceğimi belirtmek isterim. Teşekkürler