The severity of mobile phone addiction and its relationship with quality of life in Chinese university students

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Yu Tao Xiang¹  Grace K.I. Lok¹  Xi Ling Cui²  Lin Li³  Chee H. Ng⁴  Juan Zhang⁵  Song Li Mei⁶  Lu Li⁷  Feng Rong An⁸  Gabor S. Ungvari⁹ 

[1] Center for Cognition and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China;

[2] Department of Business Administration, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong SAR, China;

[3] Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;

[4] Department of Psychiatry, The Melbourne Clinic and St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia;

[5] Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China;

[6] School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China;

[7] The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China;

[8] The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing, China;

[9] University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA, Australia;

关键词: Mobile phone use;    Quality of life;    University students;    China;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.8859

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective This study examined the severity of mobile phone addiction and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in Chinese university students. Methods A total of 2,312 university students from Macao, Hong Kong and mainland China participated in this cross-sectional study. The Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) rating instruments were used to assess the severity of mobile phone addiction and QOL, respectively. Results Compared to students in mainland China, those in Macao and Hong Kong were more likely to have excessive mobile phone use. Multiple linear regression revealed that high academic pressure and poor academic performance were positively associated, while male gender, greater interest in academic major and long sleep duration were negatively associated with the severity of mobile phone addiction. Students addicted to mobile phone use had significantly lower scores across all QOL domains. Conclusion Due to the adverse impact of excessive mobile phone use on QOL, public education and effective preventive measures should be developed for Chinese university students.

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