STUDENTS' SMARTPHONE USAGE PATTERNS AT MAHAMAKUT BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY; LANNA CAMPUS IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM

Abstract

This article research aim to  examines how these students use their smartphones. Twenty-one third-year students from Mahamakut Buddhist University Lanna Campus Department of Public Administration make up the study's sample group. A questionnaire served as the study's research tool. The mean and standard deviation were the statistics employed in the data analysis. According to the study's findings, students' perceptions of smartphone usage behavior, encompassing all five elements, showed high interpretive values. With a high interpretation value, the aspect of smartphone using habit obtained the highest average value. The impact on smartphone usage habits was the second factor. The risk factor associated with smartphone use had the lowest average value.