This study examined the antecedents and
consequences of children's smart phone addiction. Antecedents
of smart phone addiction among children were divided into
parental variables and child variables. When parents'
education/income/age is higher, dual-income family, the longer
parents themselves use smart phones, permissive parenting style,
and positive attitudes towards smart phone, children tend to
have higher possibility to be addicted to smart phones. Related
to child variables, younger children, boys, less siblings, and not
attending education institution, predict smart phone addiction.
Children with smart phone addiction show problems in mental
and physical development. The implications and further study
are suggested based on the conceptual model.