Impact of Problematic Smartphone Use on Mental Health of Adolescent Students: Association with Mood, Symptoms of Depression, and Physical Activity
Pereira FS, Bevilacqua GG, Coimbra DR, Andrade A
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 60 citations
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- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-06-24 · Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw · vol. 23 · issue 9 · pp. 619–626
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Cited
- 116 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 18.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 44 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · OTHER-OA
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, adolescent mental health, mood, depressive symptoms, physical activity, physical inactivity, sex differences, adolescents
- MeSH
- humans, exercise, adolescent behavior, depression, behavior, addictive, affect, students, adolescent, female, male, smartphone, academic performance
4 authors
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- Fabiano Souza PereiraUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
- Guilherme Guimarães BevilacquaUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
- Danilo Reis CoimbraUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Alexandro Andrade · correspondingUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Abstract
Problematic smartphone use in adolescent students can impair their mental health and behavior, thereby affecting academic performance and interpersonal relationships as well as reducing time spent on physical activity. This study investigated the association between problematic smartphone use and mood, symptoms of depression, and level of physical activity in adolescent students. The sample consisted of 308 boys (46.1 percent, 16.04 ± 1.30 years) and 359 girls (53.9 percent, 15.54 ± 1.44 years), aged 13-18 years (15.77 ± 1.40 years). Four instruments were used: the Sociodemographic, School, and General Health Characteristics Questionnaire; Smartphone Addiction Scale (to measure problematic smartphone use); Brunel Mood Scale; and Beck Depression Inventory. The study found that physically inactive adolescent students were more likely to present with problematic smartphone use than those who were physically active, and girls were more likely to exhibit problematic smartphone use than boys. Adolescent students with problematic smartphone use presented with more mood disturbances and symptoms of depression than did adolescent students without problematic smartphone use. Overall, physical inactivity and problematic smartphone use can reduce vigor and increase symptoms of depression in adolescent students.
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