IJHSSS

Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2026

Smartphone Addiction and Work-Life Balance among Women College Teachers

K. Hementh Praanav, Research Scholar, MK University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Rev.Fr. Dr. Essac Raphel OFM, Cap, Research Guide, MK University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Received: 19.07.2026		Accepted: 22.07.2026		Published Online: 31.07.2026		Page No: 182-191
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.04W.356

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ABSTRACT
In recent times, addiction refers to more than just drug or substance abuse, including even gambling, the internet, games, or smartphones; all of these come under the category of behavioral addiction. With an alarming increase in the use and accessibility of the internet in recent years through smartphones, addiction to these activities has increased too, leading to concerns regarding smartphone usage. This new kind of addiction is a result of fast-developing media and the use of the internet and smartphones everywhere, including educational Institutions like Schools & Colleges. The excessive use of smartphones has wreaked havoc on both family life and work life. Several studies have shown that women are more affected than their counterparts. An attempt has been made to find out the relationship between Smartphone Addiction (SAS) and Work-Life Balance (WLB) among the Women College Teachers from selected Colleges in Madurai, South India. Data were collected through Google Form from one hundred and sixty-four women college teachers who were selected randomly. The study used the 10-item Smartphone Addiction Scale by Kwon M, Kim D-J, Cho H, Yang S (2013), and the 36-item Work–Life (W-L) Balance Scale by Udai Pareek (2010) to measure the above-mentioned constructs. Both scales have higher reliability & Validity scores. Karl Pearson's correlation value suggests that there exists a significant negative association between SAS & WLB (r = -0.76, p <.001, Sig). Further, women teachers who are handling Arts subjects do differ significantly from those of Science Teachers in terms of SAS & WLB, as the Independent Sample 't' Test values are significant at the 0.01 level. The authors have provided some workable suggestions to reduce the level of Smartphone Addiction and improve the level of Work-Life Balance for women teachers in this paper.
Keywords: Smartphone Addiction, Work-Life Balance, Women College Teachers.