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Corresponding Author:
Muhammad Shahzad
University of Sargodha
lashari003@gmail.com
Abstract: Wireless communication is fast growing technology as it guarantees to access any individual in remote
corner of the world. The usage of mobile phones has the potential to effect positively as well negatively on lives of
people in the world. The Current study presents empirical investigation of the usage of mobile phones among
university students in twin cities of Pakistan. Quantitative research design was employed and simple random
sampling technique was used to extract the study sample from the whole population. A self-structured
questionnaire was used as a tool for the data collection and a sample of 260 respondents from two universities of
twin cities was extracted and then analyzed through (SPSS) statistical package for social sciences and presented in
tabular form with description and interpretation. The study was hypothesis based and chi square was applied to
test the hypothesis. The results of the current study revealed that addiction of mobile phones was negatively
affecting the relationship of respondents with their families because they don’t tolerate any kind of interruption
from their parents while using mobile phones. It was also concluded that mobile phones were intensively used by
the respondents which kills their precious time and loss of their study. The present study suggested that there
should be proper mechanism of guidance by the parents and teachers for the usage of cell phones.
Key Words: Mobile phones, Addiction, University students, Parents
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A conducted research in USA among college harmful use of the mobile phones as the
students and highlighted that most of the intensive usage causes hazardous for public
students bring mobile phones while admitting in health (Niaz 2008).
college. They results of their study revealed that MATERIALS AND METHODS
students use their cell phones five times a day to In order to conduct the present study
contact their peer groups, classmates, teachers, quantitative research design was used to get
girlfriends, boyfriends, blood relatives and information from the respondents. The research
neighbors (Aoki and Downes 2003). The cellular was restricted to twin cities (Islamabad &
phone usage behavior and policies of educational Rawalpindi) and further two universities were
institutions. Majority of the educational selected from each city. Quaid-e-Azam University
institutions hindered to use cell phone prior to from Islamabad and Pir Meher Ali Shah Arid
entering in their class rooms but a student bring Agriculture University Rawalpindi were selected
their phones with them and claims that they only on convenient basis. The researcher collected
use their phones for clock. It was extracted from data from both the universities randomly using
the study that commonly students use phones to well-structured questionnaire. A sample of 260
send emails to one another during their classes respondents was extracted from both the
(Ito 2006). universities and then analyzed statistically using
Several studies has been conducted on harmful chi square in SPSS. The data was further
effect of mobile phone usage. Intensive use of tabulated and interpreted.
mobile phones was observed on prohibited RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
places where the usage can be a fatal like petrol Mobile phones addiction behavior of students is
pumps, airplanes, CNG stations and hospitals. in measured in the study. Mobile phone usage and
an article that there is a dire need to control this time consumption are parallel with each other.
phenomena. The parents and teachers of the For the students mobile phones are just like a
students should spread awareness about the time killing machine. The results are below as
Frequency Percent
Figure. 1: Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to Their Average Time Spent on Making Calls on
Mobile Phones.
The above figure illustrates the data regarding hours, 8.1 % respondents use mobile for calls
average time respondents use mobile phones for more than 3 hours, 7.3 % respondents use mobile
calls. The data highlights that majority of the for calls more than 5 hours, 5.8 % respondents
respondents 28.1 % use mobile for calls more use mobile for calls less than 20 minutes, 3.8 %
than 1 hour, 21.2 % respondents use mobile for respondents use mobile for calls more than 4
calls up to 20-40 minutes, 13.5 % respondents hours, and a lowest proportion of the
use mobile for calls between 41-60 minutes, 11.9 respondents 0.4 % use mobile for unlimited
% respondents use mobile for calls more than 2 time.
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Average calls respondent make in a day
300
250 260
200
171
150
100 100
65.8
50 48
21 18.5 12
0 8.1 4.6 6
2.3 2
0.8
None 5-Jan 10-Jun 15-Nov 16-20 More than 20 Total
Frequency Percent
Figure. 2: Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to Their Average Calls Made in a Day.
The above figure is shows data consisting the respondents made 16-20 calls in a day, and 0.8 %
average calls made on daily basis and the results respondents made more than 20 calls in a day.
showed that 65.8 % respondents which is the Hypothesis Testing
highest proportion made up to 1-5 calls in a day, H0: There is no association between who made
18.5 % respondents made 6-10 calls in a day. 8.1 the decision to buy cell phones and who bears
% respondents did not call in a day, 4.6 % mobile expenditures.
respondents made 11-15 calls in a day, 2.3 % HA: There is association between who made the
decision to buy cell phones and who bears mobile
expenditures.
Table .1: The Cross Tabulation between Decision to Buy Cell Phone and Cell Phone Expenditure.
Mother 12 15 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 39
Brother 6 1 6 1 2 0 1 1 4 22
Sister 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 8
Friend 10 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 22
relative 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Fiance 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 6
Lover 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 2 14
yourself 17 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 21 51
Total 108 31 28 7 3 3 7 20 53 260
shows a strong relationship between both the
Table 1 illustrates the cross tabulated results of variables. On the basis of calculated p value we
mobile phones buying decision and mobile reject the null hypothesis and accepts the
phones expenditures. The calculated p value from alternate hypothesis.
chi square is less than 5% which is .000 and
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