ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2017
Self-reported dependence on mobile phones in young adults: A European cross-cultural empirical survey.
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- Mobile Phone Use and Mental Health. A Review of the Research That Takes a Psychological Perspective on Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
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- Exploring digital interaction and positive youth development in a sample of Spanish undergraduates.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Personality traits and digital challenges in Honduran adults: exploring the Dark and Light Triads' influence on internet gaming disorder and technology-related conflicts.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- The mediating role of resilience and interaction anxiousness in the effects of physical activity on mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Exploring the dynamics of mobile app addiction: the interplay of communication, affective factors, flow, perceived enjoyment, and habit.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Mobile usage among degree college students in industrial township of western Maharashtra - "A descriptive study".Industrial psychiatry journal · 2023Article
- The smartphone as a "significant other": interpersonal dependency and attachment in maladaptive smartphone and social networks use.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Smartphone addiction and its impact on quality of sleep and academic performance among nursing students. Institutional based cross-sectional study in Western Rajasthan (India).Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2023Article
- APP-guided assessment of acetabular defects in hip revision arthroplasty: a structured approach to a complex situation.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Problematic Internet Use among Adults: A Cross-Cultural Study in 15 Countries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of Learning Burnout on Mobile Phone Dependence Among Adolescents in Western China Under the "Double Reduction" Policy: The Mediating Role of Social Support.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Patterns of smartphone usage associated with depressive symptoms in nursing students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Problematic smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses among university students and associated predictive factors: a systematic review.Education and information technologies · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background and aims Despite many positive benefits, mobile phone use can be associated with harmful and detrimental behaviors. The aim of this study was twofold: to examine (a) cross-cultural patterns of perceived dependence on mobile phones in ten European countries, first, grouped in four different regions (North: Finland and UK; South: Spain and Italy; East: Hungary and Poland; West: France, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland), and second by country, and (b) how socio-demographics, geographic differences, mobile phone usage patterns, and associated activities predicted this perceived dependence. Methods A sample of 2,775 young adults (aged 18-29 years) were recruited in different European Universities who participated in an online survey. Measures included socio-demographic variables, patterns of mobile phone use, and the dependence subscale of a short version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ; Billieux, Van der Linden, & Rochat, 2008). Results The young adults from the Northern and Southern regions reported the heaviest use of mobile phones, whereas perceived dependence was less prevalent in the Eastern region. However, the proportion of highly dependent mobile phone users was more elevated in Belgium, UK, and France. Regression analysis identified several risk factors for increased scores on the PMPUQ dependence subscale, namely using mobile phones daily, being female, engaging in social networking, playing video games, shopping and viewing TV shows through the Internet, chatting and messaging, and using mobile phones for downloading-related activities. Discussion and conclusions Self-reported dependence on mobile phone use is influenced by frequency and specific application usage.
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