ArticleBMC psychiatry2022
Distinct patterns of problematic smartphone use and related factors in Chinese college students.
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- Smartphone addiction and self-esteem among university students: a moderated mediation and latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Patterns of smartphone dependence and predictive factors in Chinese college freshmen: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Negative life events and problematic smartphone use among university students: the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating role of physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Dual-pathway protection: physical activity buffers the relationship between perceived stress and problematic smartphone use via social anxiety by a moderated mediation model in Chinese college students.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A Network Structure of Mental Health and Problematic Mobile Phone Use Among Middle School Students.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with smartphone addiction among nursing postgraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel study from China's mainland.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Determination of the cutoff point for Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale for adolescents: a latent profile analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Depression and stress are associated with latent profiles of problematic social media use among college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to categorize different subgroups of problematic smartphone use in Chinese college students. Differences in gender and psychosocial characteristics of the categorized groups were also examined.
methodsA total of 1123 participants completed the Mobile Phone Addiction Index Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale. Using latent profile analysis, we identified different subgroups of problematic smartphone use in college students. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was implemented to examine the relationship between latent classes and demographic and psychosocial covariates.
resultsThe four following latent classes were identified: a low-risk group, a moderate-risk with no evasiveness group, a moderate-risk with evasiveness group, and high-risk group that accounted for 11%, 24.1%, 35.5%, and 29.4% of the total sample, respectively. Further analysis revealed that female participants were more likely to be in the moderate-risk with evasiveness and high-risk groups, and individuals with depressed mood were more likely to be in the moderate-risk and high-risk groups.
conclusionsClassifying college students according to the features of problematic smartphone use is potentially useful for understanding risk factors and developing targeted prevention and intervention programs.
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