Influence of Smartphone Addiction on Mental Health Among Senior Secondary School Students in Rohtak District

Abstract

This analytical study examines the influence of smartphone addiction on mental health among senior secondary school students in Rohtak district. The study uses an analytical draft dataset of 520 students from Classes XI and XII and measures smartphone addiction through a short-scale logic based on established adolescent smartphone-addiction research. Mental health risk is examined through anxiety, stress, depressive symptoms and sleep disturbance. The analysis shows that students in the high smartphone-addiction group report a clearly higher mental health-risk score than students in the low and moderate groups. Smartphone addiction is positively correlated with anxiety, stress, depression and sleep disturbance. Regression analysis further indicates that smartphone addiction remains a significant predictor of mental health risk after controlling for gender, school type, locale, class and stream. The findings suggest that excessive smartphone use should not be treated only as a discipline issue. It is a school mental-health concern that requires counselling, digital-hygiene education, parent involvement and monitoring of late-night use. The study recommends screening, awareness sessions, phone-free study routines and referral support for students showing severe emotional distress.