From early to late adolescence: Effect of problematic mobile phone use on depression of adolescents

Kong, Fanchang; Li, Guofeng; Gao, Qiufeng; Deng, Jing

doi:10.1177/01430343211039266

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“…On the other hand, positive coping strategies are needed to adopt for reducing students' PMPU. The study found that students with psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression and stress were more likely to get PMPU, while students with mild psychological symptoms were less likely to get PMPU (Augner and Hacker, 2012;Zou et al, 2019;Kong et al, 2021). Therefore, schools can regularly screen students with mental problems and provide professional mental health services for them (Liu R. D. et al, 2019;Ohrt et al, 2020).…”

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The more academic burnout students got, the more problematic mobile phone use they suffered? A meta-analysis of mainland Chinese adolescents and young adults

Xu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIn recent years, the relationship between academic burnout (AB) and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) has become the hot issue of scholars, and a lot of related research has been carried out, but the results are different. Most studies showed that there was a significant positive correlation between AB and PMPU. However, some studies showed that the relationship between AB and PMPU was not significant. While this study aimed at exploring the relationship between AB and PMPU, as well as the influence of some moderating factors (region, age, gender, publication year, the measurement instrument) on them.MethodsAccording to the searching process for studies of PRISMA, we searched the related studies on AB and PMPU in Mainland China from January 2012 to November 2022 from CNKI, Wanfang Data, Chongqing VIP Information Co., Ltd. (VIP), Baidu scholar, ProQuest dissertations, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Web of Science, Google Scholar, EBSCO and PsyclNFO. Eventually, 50 studies were included in the meta-analysis, involving 38,488 subjects, with the sample size ranging from 193 to 2,260. CMA 3.0 was used to analyze the overall effect and test the moderating effect.ResultsThe result shows that the relationship between AB and PMPU can be considered as a moderate correlation (r = 0.414, 95%CI [0.384, 0.443]), and moderator analysis shows that the relationship between AB and PMPU was moderated by the measurement instrument and publication year.DiscussionSpecifically, when the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale and the Smartphone Addiction Scale for College Students were used as PMPU measurement tools, the correlation coefficients between AB and PMPU were higher. When the publication year was used as a moderating variable, the relationship between AB and PMPU increased over the years.Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022347277, identifier PROSPERO CRD42022347277.

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The more academic burnout students got, the more problematic mobile phone use they suffered? A meta-analysis of mainland Chinese adolescents and young adults

Xu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Based on attachment theory, a good parent-child relationship can provide children with warmth and social support [24]. Additionally, it was found that positive parent-child relationships could reduce adolescent depressive symptoms [25], but conflicts between parents and children (a poor parentchild relationship) are positively associated with children's depressive symptoms [26]. Thus, parental phubbing may precipitate adolescent depressive symptoms by deteriorating the parent-child relationship.…”

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Parental Phubbing and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms during COVID-19: A Serial Meditating Model

Yang

Tang

Xiang-ping

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, depressive symptoms, a common emotional problem among adolescents, have become more prominent. Regarding the influencing factors of adolescent depressive symptoms, it is widely accepted that parents’ problematic cellphone use around the family (specifically parental phubbing) is a strong predictive factor for the development of depressive symptoms among adolescents. Notably, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sharp increase in the number of individuals with depressive symptoms, and the negative consequences of parental phubbing and depressive symptoms might have been exacerbated. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the association between parental phubbing and adolescent depressive symptoms as well as their underlying mechanism. Method: To test our hypotheses, we conducted an offline/online survey with 614 adolescents in Central China from May to June 2022, which corresponded to a period of strict lockdowns in some areas due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant. The participants completed a set of measures, including a technology interference questionnaire, a parent–child relationship scale, a self-concept clarity scale, and the depressive symptoms scale. Results: Parental phubbing was positively associated with adolescent depressive symptoms; the parent–child relationship and self-concept clarity could independently mediate this relationship; and the parent–child relationship and self-concept clarity were also serial mediators in this association. These findings extend previous research by highlighting the impact of parental technology use on their children and the underlying mechanism explaining adolescent depressive symptoms. They provide practical recommendations for parents to prioritize fostering a positive family environment and minimizing phubbing behaviors to enhance adolescent development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…In the context of adolescents, Zhang et al (2023) found a positive correlation between teenage phubbing and conflicts with parents. Moreover, parental phubbing was related to depression in students of different educational levels in China ( Kong et al, 2021 ; Hu et al, 2023 ; Mi et al, 2023 ).…”

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Prevalence of phubbing behaviour in school and university students in Spain

Barbed-Castrejón,

Navaridas-Nalda,

Mason

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveThis study examined the prevalence of phubbing behavior among school and university students in Spain and analyzed the correlation of phubbing with other indicators of psychological well-being and mental health.MethodsThe study sample comprised a total of 1,351 school and university students, with ages ranging from 12 to 21 years. The study used the Phubbing Scale (PS), the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), and the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) for data collection.ResultsThe results showed evidence of phubbing among approximately half of the students. Statistically significant differences were found based on gender and educational level in the Phone Obsession subscale and the PS total score, with male students and university students scoring higher in their respective parameters. In addition, phubbing was positively correlated with problematic internet use and negatively correlated with self-esteem.ConclusionPhubbing behavior is highly prevalent among adolescents aged 12–21 years and is positively correlated with low self-esteem and problematic internet use. Developing strategies for addressing this widespread issue at early ages, particularly within the educational context, such as schools, is crucial for implementing preventive measures. The inappropriate use of technological devices, including smartphones, in schools has the potential to negatively affect students’ well-being and ability to adapt to school.

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From early to late adolescence: Effect of problematic mobile phone use on depression of adolescents

Cited by 12 publications

References 47 publications

The more academic burnout students got, the more problematic mobile phone use they suffered? A meta-analysis of mainland Chinese adolescents and young adults

The more academic burnout students got, the more problematic mobile phone use they suffered? A meta-analysis of mainland Chinese adolescents and young adults

Parental Phubbing and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms during COVID-19: A Serial Meditating Model

Prevalence of phubbing behaviour in school and university students in Spain

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