ArticleIndian journal of psychological medicine
Prevalence and Correlates of Excessive Smartphone Use among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- Difficulties in Establishing "Truth" Conditions in the Assessment of Addictive Smartphone Use in Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students.Industrial psychiatry journal · 2021Article
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- Mobile Phones: Vital Addiction or Lethal Addiction? Mobile Phone Usage Patterns and Assessment of Mobile Addiction among Undergraduate Medical Students in Telangana, India.Journal of addiction · 2021Article
- Excessive Smartphone Use Is Associated With Health Problems in Adolescents and Young Adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Impact of Problematic Smartphone Use and Instagram Use Intensity on Self-Esteem with University Students from Physical Education.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Problematic Use of the Internet and Its Correlates with Psychological Well-Being among Undergraduate Dental Students.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasing smartphone use has led to the introduction of smartphone addiction as a behavioral addiction with detrimental effects on health. This phenomenon has not been widely studied in the Indian context. This study assessed the rate of smartphone addiction in a sample of medical students, with a focus on its correlation with sleep quality and stress levels.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2016 and January 2017 in 195 medical students. Their smartphone use, level of smartphone addiction, sleep quality, and perceived stress levels were measured using the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), respectively.
resultsOf the 195 students, 90 (46.15%) had smartphone addiction as per the scale. A self-reported feeling of having smartphone addiction, use of the smartphone right before sleeping, PSS scores, and PSQI scores were found to be significantly associated with the SAS-SV scores. Significant positive correlations were observed between the SAS-SV and PSS-10 scores, and the SAS-SV and PSQI scores.
conclusionsThere is a high magnitude of smartphone addiction in medical students of a college in Western Maharashtra. The significant association of this addiction with poorer sleep quality and higher perceived stress is a cause for concern. The high self-awareness among students about having smartphone addiction is promising. However, further studies are required to determine whether this self-awareness leads to treatment seeking. Further studies are required to explore our finding of the association of smartphone addiction with using the smartphone before sleeping.
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