A Correlational Study of Life Satisfaction and Smartphone Addiction among Prospective Teachers

Jasbeer Kaur Saluja; Satish Chandra

A Correlational Study of Life Satisfaction and Smartphone Addiction among Prospective Teachers

Author(s)	Ms. Jasbeer Kaur Saluja, Dr. Satish Chandra
Country	India
Abstract	This study aims to compare the Life Satisfaction across gender, academic streams, locality, family type and marital status, and to determine the correlation between Smartphone Addiction and Life Satisfaction. A sample of 100 prospective teachers were selected from five Teacher Training Institutes (TTIs) located in Bareilly city and affiliated with MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, India, using a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) by Vijayshri and Ansari and the Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS) by Hardeo Ojha. After excluding incomplete responses, a final sample of 96 participants was analyzed. The results indicated that gender, academic streams (Arts, Science, and Commerce), and marital status had no significant differences in prospective teachers’ Life Satisfaction (p > .05). However, statistically a significant difference in Life Satisfaction was observed based on their locality (p < .01). Further, no significant correlation was reported in Smartphone Addiction and prospective teachers’ demographic characteristics gender, locality, academic streams (Arts, Science, and Commerce), and type of family (p > .05). Similarly, no significant correlation was found in Life Satisfaction and prospective teachers’ demographic characteristics gender, academic streams (Arts, Science & Commerce) and marital status (p > .05), but there was a significant correlation between Life Satisfaction and their locality (p < .01). Finally, no significant correlation was indicated between prospective teachers’ Smartphone Addiction and Life Satisfaction (r = .009, p = .932 > .05). The study concludes that smartphone usage constitutes a neutral variable and does not inherently undermine personal well-being. The findings further indicate that environmental or residential determinants exert a more substantial influence on life satisfaction than digital consumption patterns.
Keywords	Life Satisfaction, Smartphone Addiction, Prospective Teachers
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-13

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