A Study on Smartphone Addiction among Student Teachers of B.Ed.

The aim of the study was to find out the significant difference in smart phone addiction among student teachers in B.Ed. The survey method was used for this investigation. The sample consists of 100 student teachers in the Coimbatore district. A random sampling technique was used. Smartphone addiction scale among student teachers was developed by the investigator and used to collect the data. The statistical techniques used were mean, standard deviation, ‘t’ and F tests. The findings of the study were: i) There is a significant difference between male and female student teachers in their smart phone addiction. ii) There is no significant difference between rural and urban student teachers in their smart phone addiction