Phubbing and relational evaluation among college students: A longitudinal study

BackgroundCross-sectional and longitudinal studies have found that problematic mobile phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms are strongly associated. However, studies are inconsistent regarding whether problematic mobile phone use predicts depressive symptoms or vice versa, and sleep factors have been infrequently focused on in this regard. In addition, few studies have examined the longitudinal associations and directions of effects between these factors. Therefore, this study aims to explore the longitudinal relationship among problematic mobile phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms in college students.MethodsOverall, 1181 college students completed questionnaires on problematic mobile phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms at two time points 12 months apart. A cross-lagged model was used to examine the longitudinal relationship between these factors.ResultsCross-lagged analyses showed significant bidirectional relationships of problematic mobile phone use with bedtime procrastination and depressive symptoms. Additionally, there were also significant bidirectional relationships of sleep quality with bedtime procrastination and depressive symptoms. Problematic mobile phone use predicted subsequent sleep quality one-way, and bedtime procrastination predicted subsequent depressive symptoms one-way.ConclusionsThis study further expands our understanding of the longitudinal and bidirectional relationships among problematic mobile phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality and depressive symptoms and helps school mental health educators design targeted interventions to reduce problematic mobile phone use, sleep problems, and depressive symptoms among college students.

The purpose of this study was to explore correlates of problematic mobile phone use among Korean college students. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted. A sample size of 122 male and 106 female students residing in Jeollaman-do province completed the instruments of problematic mobile phone use, depressive symptoms, anxiety, interpersonal relationship, and alcohol drinking. Data was analyzed by multiple logistic regressions. Approximately 17% of college students reported problematic mobile phone use, and female (25%) were more likely to report problematic mobile phone use compared with male (9%). Depressive symptoms, interpersonal relationship, alcohol use, and female were significantly associated with problematic mobile phone use after controlling for other covariates. We call for special effort on early detection and monitoring of problematic mobile phone use among college students. In addition, specific strategies focused on psychological approach for problematic mobile phone use should be developed. (Korean J Str Res 2016;24:13∼22)

The relationship between neuroticism and mobile phone use is a hot research topic in the academic community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of self-emotional assessment and love status in the mechanism through which college students’ neuroticism influences mobile phone use.We construct a moderated mediation model, and taking 869 Chinese college students as the research object and testing the mediating role of self-emotional assessment and the moderating role of love status. The results show that: (1) neuroticism was significantly positively related to mobile phone use and significantly negatively related to self-emotional assessment; self-emotional assessment was significantly positively related to mobile phone use; (2) self-emotional assessment had a masking effect on the relationship between neuroticism and mobile phone use; (3) love status not only moderated the relationship between self-emotional assessment and mobile phone use but also moderated the process through which self-emotional assessment masked the effect of neuroticism on mobile phone use. Our research expands the literature on the mechanisms underlying the effects of neuroticism on mobile phone use, enriches the understanding of the pertinent boundary conditions, and provides a better explanatory basis for the mobile phone use of college students.

Exposure assessment for mobile phone use and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and the application in a Swiss cohort study

To explore the effect of problematic mobile phone use on college students' physical activity and their relationships. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 3980 college students from three universities in Jiangsu province by random cluster sampling. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short (IPAQ-SF) measured college students' physical activity. The Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale for College Students (MPATS) measured problematic mobile phone use tendencies. College students' physical activity was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short (IPAQ-SF), and the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale measured their mobile phone addiction tendency for College Students (MPATS). (1) The proportions of the low-, medium-, and high-intensity physical activity were 83.5%, 10.7%, and 5.8%, respectively, with gender differences; The score of problematic mobile phone use tendency was 38.725 ± 15.139. (2) There were significant differences in problematic mobile phone use tendency among college students with different physical activity intensity (F = 11.839, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.007). (3) The level of physical activity was significantly correlated with the tendency of problematic mobile phone use (r = -0.173, p < 0.001). (4) Physical activity of college students could significantly predict the tendency of problematic mobile phone use (F (3,3605) = 11.296, p < 0.001). The physical activity of college students was mainly moderate to low intensity, while the tendency of problematic mobile phone use was high. College students' physical activity level was one of the important constraints of problematic mobile phone use tendency.

BackgroundWith the popularity of mobile phones, problematic mobile phone use is getting increasing attention in recent years. Although self-control was found to be a critical predictor of problematic mobile phone use, no study has ever explored the association between self-control and mobile phone use patterns as well as the possible pathway how self-control affects problematic mobile phone use.MethodsFour hundred sixty-eight college students were randomly selected in this study. Data were collected using the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale, the Self-Control Scale, and the Mobile Phone Use Pattern Questionnaire. Statistical tests were conducted to identify the potential role of mobile phone use patterns in the association between self-control and problematic mobile phone use.ResultsIn this sample, female students displayed significant higher mobile phone dependence than males. Self-control was negatively correlated with interpersonal, transaction and entertainment mobile phone use patterns, but positively correlated with information seeking use pattern. Self-control could predict problematic mobile phone use directly and indirectly via interpersonal and transaction patterns.ConclusionsOur research provided additional evidence for the negative association between self-control and problematic mobile phone use. Moreover, interpersonal and transaction use patterns played a mediating role in this link.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12888-016-1131-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Mobile phones have emerged as a pivotal medium for internet access among college students in China. However, excessive usage of mobile phones, leading to problematic mobile phone use (PMPU), has adverse effects on both their physical and mental health. Anxiety is associated with PMPU among college students, yet the mechanisms remain unclear. This study examines whether the fear of missing out on social media (FoMO-SM) and physical exercise mediates this relationship. This study utilized a convenience sampling method to assess anxiety, PMPU, FoMO-SM, and physical exercise among 3,857 Chinese college students. The measurements included the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) - Anxiety Sub-scale, the Mobile Phone Dependence Scale, the Fear of Missing Out Scale, and the Physical Exercise Rating Scale (PARS-3). AMOS software was used to perform structural equation model fit tests and research hypothesis path analysis. Data statistics were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 for descriptive, correlation, and common bias test methods. Anxiety, PMPU, and FoMO-SM respectively, undertook a significant positive correlation (r = 0.722, r = 0.460), PMPU and FoMO-SM were significantly positively correlated (r = 0.510). FoMO-SM independently mediated the association between anxiety and PMPU, with an effect value of 0.022, 3% of the total effect, 95% CI [0.0097, 0.0344]. Physical exercise also played an independent mediating role between anxiety and PMPU, with an effect value of 0.266, accounting for 36.8% of the total effect, 95% CI [0.2494, 0.2831]. Chain mediation between FoMO-SM and physical exercise was significant between anxiety and PMPU, with an effect value of 0.082,11.4% of the total effect, 95% CI [0.0761, 0.0886]. This study further elucidates the intrinsic psychological mechanism underlying the relationship between college students' anxiety and problematic mobile phone use, determining that FoMO-SM and physical exercise play a mediating role in this relationship. This finding provides a substantial reference point for developing targeted and timely intervention strategies to address problematic mobile phone use among college students.

Mobile phone use brings convenience to people's social communication and leisurely experience. While excessive mobile phone use also leads to problematic mobile phone use such as mobile phone addiction and nomophobia which has serious harm. For college students who have just entered college, the adaptability to college life and the level of adult attachment might affect mobile phone use. Therefore, it is necessary to study the relationships among mobile phone use, adaptability and adult attachment among college students in China. The data in this article could help researchers explore the mechanism between the mobile phone use, adaptability and adult attachment and had a deeper comprehension to the impact factor of mobile phone use among college students in China. Dataset provided in this article included 673 college students recruited from different grades in Tianjin Normal University. Among the participants, there were 138 males (20.5%) and 535 females. Fifty participants completed their questionnaires as a paper-pencil version in a classroom, there were 389 participants completed paper-pencil version in total and other 284 participants completed online surveys through the Wen Juan Xing App (https://www.wjx.cn). They took Nomophobia Scale for Chinese (NMP-C), Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale (MPATS), Freshmen Adaptation Inventory (FAI) and Chinese of Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory (ECR-C) to measure college students’ mobile phone use, adaptability and adult attachment in China, the missing values of these items were imputed by EM method due to the missing values were missing completely at random(MCAR). All the instruments for data collection were in the Chinese version. In addition, a .csv file consists of major variables we used were included as a supplementary material on the Zenodo Repository [1]. We used SPSS to perform descriptive statistical analysis and MPLUS to carry out lasso regression analysis with the collected data. For a discussion of the findings based on the dataset please see the article: The effect of college students’ adaptability on nomophobia based on lasso regression [2].

A global problem, mobile phone dependence causes physical and psychological problems for college students. We trial and assess a simple intervention strategy, the daily recording of mobile phone use to mitigate mobile phone dependency among Chinese college students. A randomized controlled trial was conducted among 110 college students, with the daily recording of mobile phone use over two weeks in the intervention group. Using Wilcoxon rank sum test and multivariate linear regression analysis, the effect of the daily recording intervention on reducing mobile phone dependence was assessed. After the daily recording intervention, the mobile phone dependence score of the intervention group decreased from 30.64 ± 9.9 to 24.44 ± 10.31, significantly lower than the control group (32.11 ± 8.51, P < 0.01). The total mobile phone using time declined from 6.22 ± 2.81 to 5.05 ± 2.85 h and was also lower than that of the control group (6.83 ± 2.98, P < 0.05). The mobile phone time watching videos and playing games dropped from 1.96 ± 1.70 to 1.09 ± 1.35 h and was lower than that of the control group (1.96 ± 1.4, P < 0.01). The results of linear regression indicate that daily recording intervention and regular exercise reduced mobile phone dependence significantly (P < 0.05). Daily recording of mobile phone use was a simple, but highly effective, effective intervention strategy reducing mobile phone dependence among Chinese college students. Daily exercise also reduced mobile phone dependence.

Association between trajectories of problematic mobile phone use and chronotype among Chinese college students

PurposeThe study seeks to further explore the hypothesised link between the increase in mobile phone ownership and use and the reported decline in adolescent smoking. Evidence for the link was gathered by examining perceptions of mobile phone use in the context of social identity and adolescent smoking.Design/methodology/approachThe study developed and employed a questionnaire‐based survey design asking a sample of student participants to characterise mobile phone users using a semantic differential scale. Data were also collected in relation to individual levels and patterns of mobile phone usage. The sample consisted of 172 undergraduate students studying in the Faculty of Health based in a UK university.FindingsFindings show first that mobile phone use is associated with a number of positive, desirable personal and social attributes relating to concepts of social identity and image formation, and that many of the attributes associated with mobile phone use are those commonly associated with smoking behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsThe association between mobile phone use and social identity theory provides a theoretical framework which helps explain the prolific rise in mobile phone use and can be used to support the viability of a link between a decline in levels of adolescent smoking and a rise in mobile phone ownership. Further evidence needs to be gathered which examines both behaviours in a single cohort of adolescents to establish the direct impact of mobile phone use on smoking behaviour in this particular group.Practical implicationsMobile phone use may serve as a displacement behaviour for smoking in adolescents and may provide an example of a positive – as opposed to a negative – addiction, given that it is a potential alternative to smoking in adolescents.Originality/valueThe paper provides an examination of the health implications of a modern‐day social phenomenon. It draws on and draws together established theory and empirical work to further advance a previously proposed link between smoking and mobile phone use. Establishing such a link has important implications for health education and promotion activities.

In spite of rapid worldwide increase in mobile phone use and public concerns about associated potential health effects, little is known about patterns of mobile phone ownership and use in the general population and among children. In April 2005, we conducted a survey of mobile phone ownership and use among fourth grade school children in three Hungarian cities. From 24 schools, 1301 student filled out a short, self-administered questionnaire on basic demographics, mobile phone ownership, pattern of mobile phone use, and after-school activities. Overall, 989 students (76%) owned a mobile phone. Three hundred thirteen students (24%) used a mobile phone daily to make phone calls, and an additional 427 students (33%) used mobile phones for phone calls at least several times per week. Sixty-six students (5%) sent text messages daily and an additional 308 students (24%) sent text messages at least several times per week. Girls, children with no siblings, children who were members of a sport club, and children who played computer games daily were more likely to own and use mobile phones regularly. A higher number of socially disadvantaged children in a class predicted lower likelihood of regular mobile phone use among children. Our results suggest that mobile phone ownership and regular use is highly prevalent among school children in Hungary. Due to rapid changes in ownership patterns follow up surveys will be required to obtain information on temporal trends and changes in mobile phone ownership and pattern of use among school children.

BackgroundThere is a 60% survival gap between children diagnosed with cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and those in high-income countries. Low caregiver knowledge about childhood cancer and its treatment results in presentation delays and subsequent treatment abandonment in LMICs. However, in-person education to improve caregiver knowledge can be challenging due to health worker shortages and inadequate training. Due to the rapid expansion of mobile phone use worldwide, mobile health (mHealth) technologies offer an alternative to delivering in-person education.ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to assess patterns of mobile phone ownership and use among Tanzanian caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer as well as their acceptability of an mHealth intervention for cancer education, patient communication, and care coordination.MethodsIn July 2017, caregivers of children <18 years diagnosed with cancer and receiving treatment at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) were surveyed to determine mobile phone ownership, use patterns, technology literacy, and acceptability of mobile phone use for cancer education, patient communication, and care coordination. Descriptive statistics were generated from the survey data by using mean and SD values for continuous variables and percentages for binary or categorical variables.ResultsAll eligible caregivers consented to participate and completed the survey. Of the 40 caregivers who enrolled in the study, most used a mobile phone (n=34, 85%) and expressed high acceptability in using these devices to communicate with a health care provider regarding treatment support (n=39, 98%), receiving laboratory results (n=37, 93%), receiving reminders for upcoming appointments (n=38, 95%), and receiving educational information on cancer (n=35, 88%). Although only 9% (3/34) of mobile phone owners owned phones with smartphone capabilities, about 74% (25/34) self-reported they could view and read SMS text messages.ConclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first study to assess patterns of mobile phone ownership and use among caregivers of children with cancer in Tanzania. The high rate of mobile phone ownership and caregiver acceptability for a mobile phone–based education and communication strategy suggests that a mobile phone–based intervention, particularly one that utilizes SMS technology, could be feasible in this setting.

The main purpose of present study was to find out mean difference certain personal mobile phone use style in college students the tata sample insisted of 200 students among which 100 of girls and 100 boys selected from different area of rural and urban of amreli city the research tool used for mobile phone use style by wikle (2003) It consists of 18 items to check in ‘t’ test and correlation of college students methods was used in mobile phone use style in gender and areas variables were showed not significant difference at 0.05 levels and correlation analysis showed that high positive in mobile phone use style gender and areas result.

Objective To describe the prevalence of problematic mobile phone use and anxiety in college students, and explore the mediating effect of sleep quality on the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and anxiety, and to provide reference for physical and mental health promotion of college students. Methods One medical college and a comprephensive college were selected in Hefei city of Anhui Province and Shangrao City of Jiangxi Province, respectively, and a cross-sectional survey was conducted. A total of 1 135 valid questionnaires were collected. The self-rating questionnaires regarding basic information of college students, use the Self-rating Questionnaire for Adolescent Problematic Mobile Phone Use(SQAPMPU) and the Self-Rating Questionnaire for Depression-Anxiety-Stress for Adolescent Problematic Mobile Phone Use (DASS-21) was used to evaluate problematic mobile phone use and anxiety, respectively. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality. Results The detection rates of college students with problematic mobile phone use and poor sleep quality were 24.6% and 13.3%, respectively. The detection rates of college students anxiety grouped by severity were 5.1%, 23.9%. Multiple Logistic regression analysis showed a positive linear correlation between problematic mobile phone use and anxiety [ OR values (95% CI ) were 1.86 (1.01-3.44), 4.34(3.14-5.99), P <0.01] . The results of process showed that sleep quality played a moderating role between problematic mobile phone use and anxiety ( R 2 = 0. 37, F = 220.52, P <0.01). Interaction term’s β = 0.09 ( P <0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of problematic mobile phone use is high in college students, and problematic mobile phone use is positively related to anxiety. Good sleep quality can alleviate the relationship between mobile phone dependence and anxiety of college students. 【摘要】 目的 描述大学生手机依赖与焦虑的流行状况及其与焦虑间的调节效应, 为促进大学生群体身心健康发展提供 参考。 方法 使用横断面调査方法, 在安徽省合肥市和江西省上饶市分别选取 1 所医科类院校及 1 所综合类院校, 共调査 1 135 名大学生, 使用青少年手机使用依赖自评问卷、抑郁-焦虑-压力自评量表分别评估大学生手机依赖和焦虑, 运用匹 兹堡睡眠质量指数量表评估大学生睡眠质量。 结果 大学生手机依赖和睡眠质量差的检出率分别为 24.6% 和 13.3%, 轻度 和中度及以上焦虑的检出率分别为 5.1% 和 23.9%。多元Logistic回归分析显示, 手机依赖与轻度焦虑、中度及以上焦虑呈 正相关 [ OR 值 (95% CI )分别为 1.86(1.01~3.44), 4.34 (3.14 ~ 5.99), P 值均<0.01]。调节效应分析结果显示, 睡眠质量在 手机依赖与焦虑间起调节作用 ( R 2 = 0.37, F = 220.52, P <0.01);交互项“手机依赖x睡眠质量”的回归系数为 0.09 ( P <0.05)。 结论 大学生手机依赖报告率髙, 手机依赖与焦虑呈正向关联, 良好的睡眠质量可缓解手机依赖对大学生焦虑的预测 作用。