Sleep quality as a mediator of problematic smartphone use and clinical health symptoms
Xie X, Dong Y, Wang J
Journal of behavioral addictions · 72 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Grants
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31500905)
Based on 2 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2018-05-15 · J Behav Addict · vol. 7 · issue 2 · pp. 466–472
- Publisher
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Cited
- 134 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 28.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 40 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Sleep and related disorders · Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, sleep quality, adolescents, somatic symptoms, mediation, health symptoms
- MeSH
- humans, cross-sectional studies, adolescent behavior, behavior, addictive, sleep, adolescent, child, female, male, self report, smartphone
3 authors
From CN
- Xiaochun XieNortheast Normal University
- Yan Hua Dong · correspondingRenmin University of China
- Jin‐Liang WangSouthwest University
Abstract
Background and aims Although smartphone use brings many benefits for adolescents, it is also associated with many serious health problems. This study examined the relationship between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and clinical health symptoms (e.g., body dysfunction) and the mediating effects of sleep quality on this relationship in adolescents. Methods Participants in this cross-sectional survey were 686 middle- and high-school students (girls = 55.7%, Mage = 12.98 ± 1.38 years). Participants completed self-report measures of PSU, sleep quality, and physical symptoms. Correlation analyses and structural equation modeling between adolescents' PSU and the variables of interest were conducted. Results This study indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between PSU and health symptoms. Furthermore, sleep quality mediated the relationship between PSU and health symptoms. Discussion and conclusions Findings suggest that to promote health and wellness in adolescents, individuals should be encouraged to place boundaries on smartphone use, especially at bedtime. Reducing adolescents' exposure to smartphone use in this way may hold promise for improving the efficacy of PSU prevention efforts for adolescents.
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