PENGARUH GANGGUAN PSIKOLOGIS TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN SMARTPHONE SELAMA COVID-19 PADA REMAJA

Background: The increasing cases of COVID-19 require all individuals to stay at home and apply physical distancing so that all activities are carried out at home. Such conditions give rise to symptoms of psychological disorders which increase the number of internet access and smartphone use among adult. Methods: This research is descriptive with experimental design. The population in this study were adults aged 10-24 years with a total sample of 304 people. This research was conducted by distributing questionnaires to adults online. Results: From the number of research respondents who were 304 adults, 193 (63.5%) experienced very severe psychological disorders and 230 adults (75.7%) experienced smartphone addiction. Conclusion: The results of the Pearson chi-square test between psychological disorders and smartphone use obtained a calculated chi-square value of 31.972 with a significance value of 0.000. These results show a significance value of less than 0.05 (sig