Cell Phone Dependency Research Articles

The Effect of Cell Phone Dependence on Social Avoidance Among County High School Students: A Moderated Mediation Model

Social avoidance is the behavior of an individual who actively avoids social situations, avoids peer groups, and seeks solitude during social interaction. Higher education students are particularly vulnerable to social avoidance. Social avoidance not only affects peer relationships and future development but also generates negative emotions, which seriously affect the psychological health of high school students. The ecosystem theory suggests that individual development is influenced and constrained by many environmental and social factors, and the causes of social avoidance in higher vocational students can be further explored from the micro-system level. Based on the “cognitive-behavioral” model, the network compensation theory of psychological needs, and the ecosystem theory, we not only examined the social environment factors, i.e., the causes of social avoidance due to cell phone dependence, but also explored the internal mechanisms affecting adolescents’ cell phone addiction from the aspects of self-control and peer support. Therefore, in order to examine the relationship between cell phone dependence and social avoidance among senior high school students, this study intends to construct a moderated mediation model to examine the relationship between cell phone dependence and social avoidance among senior high school students and to test the mediating role of self-control and the moderating role of peer support. Through a random sampling method, 600 senior vocational students in Heilongjiang were used as subjects and were surveyed with the Self-Assessment of Cell Phone Use Dependence Questionnaire, Self-Control Scale, Peer Support Questionnaire, Social Avoidance, and Distress Scale. The results showed that: (1) cell phone dependence positively predicted social avoidance among senior students; (2) self-control mediated between the two; the findings of this study have theoretical significance for reducing social avoidance among senior students.

The relationship between primary-school childrens’ moderate to vigorous physical activity, cell phone screen time, and cell phone dependence

We explored the relationship between moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), cell phone screen time (CPST) and cell phone dependence with 715 children at primary schools in China. The students completed the Children’s Leisure Activities Study Survey-Chinese edition, the Mobile Phone Usage Frequency Scale, and the Self-Assessment Questionnaire on Adolescent Mobile Phone Use Dependence. The results showed that there was a significant negative correlation between the children’s mean daily MVPA time and cell phone dependence, cravings, and physical and mental effects; those children who did not meet the World Health Organization???s recommended MVPA levels had stronger cravings for cell phones. In addition, there was a low to moderate positive correlation between CPST and cell phone dependence. It is recommended that primary school students participate in more MVPA and reduce their CPST to reduce the cravings for cell phones and the negative physical and mental effects of cell phone use.

A Study of the Correlation between Cell Phone Dependence and Academic Self-Efficacy among Nursing Students

A Study of the Correlation between Cell Phone Dependence and Academic Self-Efficacy among Nursing Students

The Impact of Cell Phone Dependence on College Students’ Mental Health and Adjustment Strategies in the Context of Big Data

The Impact of Cell Phone Dependence on College Students’ Mental Health and Adjustment Strategies in the Context of Big Data

Behind The Screen: Exploring The Phenomenon of Obsessive Love for Cell Phones in Family Relationships

This study investigates the phenomenon of obsessive love for cell phones in the context of family relationships. The main objective is to understand how this obsession affects the family dynamics, the interactions between parents and children and the emotional connection in the family nucleus. A multidimensional approach was translated combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Data were collected through questionnaires that assessed cell phone dependency and parental perception of the quality of family interactions. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted to explore parents' experiences and perceptions of how obsessive love for cell phones affects their relationship with their children. The results revealed the possible negative effects of this obsession, such as emotional disconnection, decreased effective communication, and reduced family involvement. Consequences for children were also identified, such as a feeling of lack of attention and a lesser connection with their parents. This study highlights the importance of establishing a healthy balance between cell phone use and attention to family relationships. The findings conclude a deeper understanding of the challenges associated with an obsessive love of mobile devices and offer a foundation for developing strategies and practices that promote healthy technology use and richer, more connected family relationships.In summary, this study examines the impact of obsessive cell phone love on family relationships, highlighting the need for mindful, mindful attention to family interactions in an increasingly digital environment

Correlation between body mass index and cell phone dependence among children

This study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cell phone dependence in children. The study was conducted with 876 children from 30 classrooms in schools in Dalian, China, who completed standing height and weight measurements and a self-assessed questionnaire on adolescent cell phone use dependence. The correlation analysis showed a weak positive correlation between BMI and cell phone dependence that differed according to gender and type of family structure, such that boys had significantly higher BMI and cell phone dependence than did girls, and students from intergenerational families had significantly higher BMI and cell phone craving than did those from parental families. The results of this study need to be further tested in subsequent research.

Stress-, Anxiety-, and Cellphone use-induced Sleep Deficits and Psychological Conditions during the Pandemic and a Potential Remedy: a Randomized, Parallel, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Study

Healthier environments could prevent almost one quarter of the global burden of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic is a further reminder of the delicate relationship between people and our planet (WHO 2022). Since the appearance of the cell phone, the anomalous use of this device has called into question, as a new healthier environment issue, especially during this COVID-19 virus pandemic spreading, which may be linked to social isolation. This problem is identical to the one regarding the existence of behavioral addictions, including rigidity and muscle pain, ocular afflictions resulting from Computer Vision Syndrome reflected in fatigue, dryness, blurry vision, irritation, or ocular redness, auditory and tactile illusions – the sensation of having heard a ring or felt a vibration of a cell phone, and pain and weakness in the thumbs and wrists leading to an increased number of cases of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. With respect to the psychological problems derived from cellphone dependence, the research focuses on the sub-consequence of cellphone dependence, sleep interference and its coexistence with using substances such as alcohol and tobacco and with symptomatology and psychiatric comorbidities, particularly anxiety, stress, and depression. In this study, authors surveyed 288 volunteers to gain insight regarding how stress, anxiety, and time spent on cellphones affected sleep and mood, and how a novel herb compound preparation, dihydromyricetin (DHM)-containing product improves these syndromes. The results clearly showed a negative linear correlation between sleep duration vs stress level and time on cellphone, and a negative correlation between wake-up mood/symptoms vs stress. Interestingly, volunteers taking DHM-containing product, but not placebo, showed substantial improvements in stress levels, hours of sleep, especially cellphone dependence, and wake-up mood/symptoms. This is a highly interesting study that addresses the current health problems, new healthier environment issue and suggests a potential therapeutic roles of DHM and/or herbs in behavioral addictions and associated mental health and wellbeing.

Nomophobia and its Effects on the Psychosocial and Physical Health of University Students


 
 
 Mobile technology had an effect on the lives of all people during the 21st century. Excessive cellphone use could be considered a behavioral addiction. After the emergence of the concept of technological addiction, the term nomophobia is used to refer to cellphone dependence. Excessive cellphone use has also raised concerns about its possible physical implications. The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive and correlational study was to investigate the knowledge university students have about nomophobia and the physical, emotional and social effects it can cause. A questionnaire was administered to 100 participants using the Survey Monkey© platform. The results demonstrated that 68% of participants were unaware of the term nomophobia. However, the results reflected a significant correlation between what nomophobia is and the physical and psychosocial effects in the interviewees. Nomophobia, and the areas to which it relates, is a component that needs to be further evaluated.
 
 

The effects of adolescent physical activity participation on cell phone dependence: The mediating role of self-control.

The rapid development of science and technology and the swift improvement of people's material living standards enabled smartphones to be indispensable of people's daily lives. The purpose of this paper was to examine the influence of self-control in adolescents' participation in physical activity on cell phone dependence. The Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), the Self-Control Scale, and the Cell Phone Dependence Scale were used to measure the influence of self-control in adolescents' participation in physical activity on cell phone dependence among 649 adolescents. The results show: (1) There were significant differences (p < 0.01) in the physical activity levels of adolescents under different gender, birthplace, and education background. (2) Each dimensional variable of physical activity was negatively correlated with the cell phone dependence variable, and positively correlated with each variable of self-control, and the self-control variables were negatively correlated with cell phone dependence. (3) Self-control was partially mediating the effects of physical activity on cell phone dependence, with the mediating effect accounting for 39.68%. Adolescents' participation in physical exercise activities will improve self-control and ultimately reduce cell phone dependence. Curbing the negative and malignant events of cell phone addiction among adolescents, timely investigation of mobile phone and Internet addiction, pathological formation mechanisms and intervention measures are important measures to reshape the healthy lifestyle of adolescents and have great practical significance for the prosperity and development of families, society, nation and country.

Effects of Cell Phone Dependence on Mental Health Among College Students During the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey of a Medical University in Shanghai.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of cell phone dependence (CPD) on mental health among undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic and further identify the determinants that may affect their mental health in China.MethodsThe data were collected from 602 students at a medical school in Shanghai via an online survey conducted from December 2021 to February 2022. The Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) were applied to evaluate CPD and mental health, respectively. Independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed to compare the means of continuous variables among categorical groups. Correlations between continuous variables were detected using Pearson's correlation analysis. Univariable and multivariable logistic regressions were employed to identify the determinants of mental health.ResultsAmong the 402 eligible students, 73.88% were women with an average age of 20.19 ± 2.36 years. On average, the DASS score was 32.20 ± 11.07, the CPD score was 36.23 ± 11.89, and the cell phone use duration was 7.67 ± 3.61 h/day. CPD was found to have a negative effect on mental health among college students in Shanghai. Additionally, cell phone use duration, age, being senior students, faculty-student relationship, insomnia, tobacco use, obesity, and life satisfaction were clarified as contributing factors to mental health among college students.ConclusionHigh degree of CPD could have a negative effect on college students' mental health, which might lead to some psychological problems. Appropriate actions and effective interventions are highly needed to prevent severe psychological injuries among college students in China.

Investigation of Mobile Phone Addiction in Nursing Students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Background: Mobile phone addiction is a non-drug and behavioral addiction that is sometimes used excessively and unknowingly. In the present century, its use has been mentioned as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Among the important users of this technology are nursing students. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 100 nursing students. The instruments of this study included demographic characteristics questionnaire and mobile phone addiction questionnaire. The questionnaires were given to the research units virtually and they were returned to the researcher after completing them. Results: The mean and standard deviation of age of units in this study were 22.405 and 3.308. The mean and standard deviation of the cell phone addiction score among students was 36.9, 13.14, which indicates the high dependence of the units. No statistically significant relationship was found between any of the demographic characteristics and mobile phone addiction (p value &gt; 0.05). Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of cell phone dependence and addiction among nursing students and the negative and harmful effects of this, it is still appropriate to take appropriate measures in this regard. These measures include encouraging students to do more activities such as holding sports courses and scientific conferences, as well as explaining and informing students about the negative effects of mobile phone addiction.

Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking

Although research suggests that phone usage during academic activities is problematic for learning and performance, little is known about high school students’ digital multitasking during homework. This exploratory descriptive study surveyed 135 students from four public U.S. high schools to investigate teenagers’ attitudes towards digital distraction, smartphone use during homework, cell phone dependence, and motivations for digital multitasking. Our findings suggested that teens were distracted during homework about 38% of the time, and both mind-wandering and the use of digital devices contributed to this distraction. Of the students surveyed, 64% believed that they should focus more during homework than they currently did, and most were willing to try strategies such as silencing their phone or putting it out of sight. However, many were not currently using such strategies, and our data suggested that students may be spending approximately 204 h per year trying to complete homework but unintentionally distracted from it. We explored their current motivations and beliefs as a necessary first step for the creation of future interventions to help teens reduce their digital multitasking during homework.

Assessing the Cell Phone Behaviours of Undergraduate Regular University Students: Implications for Counselling

The use of mobile phones has become increasingly popular in recent years and it is more prevalent among university students. The widespread usage of cell phones has attracted the attention of many students, thereby increasing their rate of cell phone dependency. This study aimed to describe cell phone behaviours among undergraduate regular students at the University of Cape Coast. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Through the use of the stratified sampling technique, a sample of 2,061 undergraduate regular students participated in the study. Questionnaire adapted from Choliz’s (2012) Test of Mobile-phone Dependence (TMD) was used. The internal consistency, estimated using McDonald’s omega coefficient, ranged from .84 to .95. Means and standard deviations were used in analyzing the data for the study. The findings of the study revealed that students were prevalent in the use of cell phones in sending text messages, followed by surfing of the internet, length of time spent on the cell phone, and use of cell phone as a source of entertainment. It was recommended among other things that students should consciously regulate their use of cell phones so that it does not jeopardize their academic work.

Mindfulness and cell phone dependence: The mediating role of social adaptation

We explored the mediating role of social adaptation in the relationship between mindfulness and cell phone dependence among college students. Data were obtained from 937 college students, who completed the Smartphone Addiction Inventory, the Adolescent Mindfulness Measure, and the Social Adaptation Questionnaire. The results suggest that mindfulness and social adaptation were significantly and negatively correlated with cell phone dependence, and that the mindfulness level of college students had a significant direct predictive effect on their cell phone dependence. We also found a significant mediating effect of social adaptation in the relationship between mindfulness and cell phone dependence. These findings are of significance to the prevention of and intervention in young people's cell phone dependence.

The effects of shyness and loneliness on cell phone dependence in college students

I explored the relationships among shyness, loneliness, and cell phone dependence (CPD) in college students, with a special focus on the mediating effect of loneliness in the relationship between shyness and CPD. Participants were 593 students recruited from a college in Henan, China, and they completed the Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale–Short Form, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index. The results show that shyness was significantly correlated with both loneliness and CPD, and that loneliness partially mediated the effect of shyness on CPD. These findings shed light on how shyness predicts CPD and have implications for preventing CPD in college students.

Psychometric Properties of Mobile Phone Abuse (MPA): Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in Student Mobile Users.

Objective: Smartphone is an important technology device in our lifestyle. It has an important part of our daily lives, but it also has a negative effect, such as cell phone dependency. This research aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of mobile phone abuse (MPA) in the Iranian population. Method: In this study, data were chosen from 1100 participants who were studying in Tehran universities. The principal version of the scale was translated into Persian using the back translation method. All attendees completed Demographic Questionnaire, MPA Questionnaire, and Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS). Eventually, a clinical interview (based on the fifth version of DSM) was done for all the participants. For data analysis, internal and external consistency, factor analysis, construct validity and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used. Statistically, less than 0.05 were considered to be ‎ significant.‎ Results: According to expert judgments, content validity index was satisfactory. Furthermore, the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed with Cronbach’s α of 0.90 and test-retest reliability of 0.56 after 3 weeks. The best cutoff point for this questionnaire (MPA) was 46. Also, 4 factors were extracted by principal components method and varimax rotation: “excessive use of cell phone,” “addictive use of social networks,” “mood modification,” and “preoccupation” for both male and female students. Conclusion: MPA could be used in studies on the evaluation of mobile phone addiction. This can be a stepping stone towards the identification of problems and improvement of students’ mobile phone abuse.

부모의 양육태도, 그릿점수, 휴대폰 의존, 공격성의 구조적 관계에 관한 연구

부모의 양육태도, 그릿점수, 휴대폰 의존, 공격성의 구조적 관계에 관한 연구

초등학교 6학년이 지각한 부모의 방임과 학대가 휴대폰 의존에 미치는 영향: 우울의 매개효과

초등학교 6학년이 지각한 부모의 방임과 학대가 휴대폰 의존에 미치는 영향: 우울의 매개효과

Addictive Use of Smartphones and Mental Disorders in University Students

Objective: Despite the awareness of smartphone addiction, low findings and lack of validated standards have led to insufficient information in this area. This study aimed to examine the relationship between mobile phone dependency and mental disorders in students in Iran, while controlling for the impact of gender, age, educational levels, and marital status. Method : In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 1400 university students (445 males and 955 females) aged 18-35 years were selected from 3 cities of Tehran, Isfahan and Karaj. The participants filled out a set of questionnaires: Cell Phone Dependency Questionnaire (CPDQ), Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory, and participated in interviews. Data were analyzed using multiple logistic regression method via SPSS-22 software. Results: In terms of controlling the demographic variables, the results revealed that bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, somatization, dependent personality disorder, and compulsive personality disorder could increase the possibility of mobile phone addiction by 4.2, 4.2, 1.2, 2.8, 3.1, and 3.2 folds, respectively (P < 0.05). However, other disorders and demographic characteristics did not have any significant effects on the equation. Conclusion: The results can help better understand the relationship between psychological syndromes and smartphone addiction and can also facilitate further studies in this field. In addition, those students with smartphone addiction should be provided with different preventative strategies. Moreover, a growing range of stimulating applications may trigger the risk of addiction.

The Relationship between Future Self-Continuity and Mobile Phone Dependence of College Students: Mediating Role of Self-Control

The problem of mobile phone dependence is becoming more and more serious. Therefore, it is very important to explore the causes of mobile phone dependence and its psychological mechanism. One of the important characteristics of mobile phone dependence is the loss of control, which shows that self-control is an important factor affecting mobile phone dependence. Self-continuity is closely related to cell phone dependence. Mobile phone addicts usually use mobile phones to temporarily relieve the pressure and negative emotions, but it will lead to more pressure and negative emotions in the future. In order to examine the situation of college students’ future self-continuity, self-control and mobile phone addiction as well as their relationships, especially mediating effect of self-control, a total of 482 college students were assessed with Future Self-Continuity Scale (FSC), Self-Control Scale (SCS), and Mobile Phone Dependency Index (MPAI). The results showed that: (1) The future self-continuity, self-control and mobile phone dependence of the college students in this study were all at a medium level, and there was no significant difference in demographic variables (such as gender, grade, etc.); (2) Both future self-continuity and self-control were negatively correlated with mobile phone dependence; (3) There was a significant positive correlation between future self-continuity and self-control; (4) Self-control played a partial mediating role between future self-continuity and mobile phone dependence. Therefore, improving self-continuity and self-control can be an effective way to intervene mobile phone dependence. In addition research implication, limitations and future directions were discussed.