Internet use among university students: A reason for concern?

Geyer, Leonard; Hall, Herna; Roux, M. P. Le; Crafford, Gretel

doi:10.18820/2519593x/pie.v35i1.6

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“…Our findings suggest that adolescents are heterogeneous in their smartphone use patterns; specifically, they diverge into 4 distinct profiles defined by physical, psychosocial, and cyber‐behavioral factors. These results reflect those of the BPS perspective, which also suggests that participants' biological and psychosocial contexts are important factors in understanding the impact of problematic Internet use 17,18 . More than half of the first‐year middle‐school students were multifunctional users; ie, they spent more time on their smartphones for various purposes.…”

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“…Close relationships with parents decreased the likelihood of smartphone addiction and were related to emotional stability 30,31 . Meanwhile, social users were mainly female; this may be obvious as females tend to report more physiological symptoms than males 9,17,18 . Therefore, support and care from parents are critical to social users, and physical symptoms should be closely monitored by school health providers 37…”

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“…Based on the biopsychosocial (BPS) perspective, excessive use of smartphones during adolescence can harm both physical and psychosocial health and negatively affect school performance, increase juvenile delinquency, and hinder social health and social relationships. 17,18 The BPS perspective was developed by George Engel to incorporate patients' biological, psychological, and sociocultural context to understand the impact of diseases and problematic Internet use. 18 Smartphone usage time is related to various physiological problems such as back and leg muscle fatigue 19 and obesity, 20 with higher health risks associated with increased smartphone usage time.…”

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Smartphone Usage Patterns and Their Physical, Psychological, and Cyber‐Behavioral Predictors Among Adolescents in South Korea

Park

2022

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND Adolescents are described as digital natives, with smartphones deeply embedded in their lives. However, limited literature on smartphone usage patterns exists. This study examined adolescents' smartphone usage patterns and their physical, psychosocial, and cyber‐behavioral profiles. METHODS We used latent profile analysis and a person‐centered approach to investigate 11 items on smartphone use purpose and use time. Participants were 2324 first‐year middle‐school students (aged 13 years) from a nationally representative dataset. RESULTS Four distinct profile groups were observed: minimalist users, entertainment users, social users, and multifunctional users. The 4 profiles differed by gender and physical (physical activity and obesity), psychosocial (relationships with their parents, depression, and academic lethargy), and cyber‐behavioral (smartphone use time, computer use time, and cyber delinquency) status. IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY, PRACTICE, AND EQUITY Our findings have key research and real‐world implications for developmental psychologists and school health providers, specifically for those who work with adolescents, to address concerns regarding adolescents' smartphone use. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents use smartphones at varying times and for various purposes. A better understanding of adolescents' smartphone usage and purposes can help parents and school health providers develop and implement interventions.

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Smartphone Usage Patterns and Their Physical, Psychological, and Cyber‐Behavioral Predictors Among Adolescents in South Korea

Park

2022

Journal of School Health

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“…The Internet, the global system of networks, is characterized as one of the most significant information-finding and sharing forums that higher education (HE) students use daily ( Geyer et al , 2017 ). Students exhibit a high level of competency in Internet use with digital technologies, such as smartphones or tablets ( Essel et al , 2018 ; Lepp et al , 2019 ).…”

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“…According to previous studies, HE students’ daily Internet use varies from fewer than four hours to over eight hours, with the average being four to five hours ( Al-Gamal et al , 2015 ; Qader et al , 2015 ; Sumaiyah Jamaludin et al ., 2018 ). Students engage in online activities related to studies and work, leisure and entertainment and the use of electronic services (e-services) ( Geyer et al ., 2017 ; Mou et al , 2017 ; Chern and Huang, 2018 ). Additionally, health-related Internet use is common.…”

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Internet use and health in higher education students: a scoping review

Rouvinen

Jokiniemi

Sormunen

et al. 2021

Health Promotion International

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Summary The amount of time spent online has increased over the last decade among higher education students. Students engage in online activities related to studies, work, leisure, entertainment and electronic services (e-services) use. The Internet is also used for health-related matters. The increase in the use of the Internet has influenced students’ health, especially mental and physical health and well-being. This scoping review scrutinizes the literature between 2015 and 2020 (N = 55) on the association between Internet use and health in higher education students. A methodological framework, outlined by Arksey and O'Malley, was applied to conduct this review. Systematic searches were carried out in the CINAHL, PubMed and Scopus databases and in the available grey literature. For the data, a thematic analysis by Braun and Clarke was utilized. Two major themes of ‘Health-promoting Internet use’ and ‘Health-threatening Internet use’ emerged and are described in this review.

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Teaching critical thinking in nutritional sciences: a model course and assignments

Becker,

Cardino,

Lucas

et al. 2024

Advances in Physiology Education

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Critical thinking is a common and important learning outcome in college curricula. Case-based and problem-based learning can be used to assess and foster critical thinking skills. HNF 250- Contemporary Issues in Human Nutrition is a critical thinking course developed during the redesign of a nutritional sciences major program. Course assignments were designed to assess the course and nutritional sciences major learning outcomes. The nutrition and health claim assignment is scaffolded across the academic semester as three assignments: 1)bibliography assignment;, 2) poster presentation; and 3) paper. Course lectures and materials have been designed to prepare students for completion of each assignment. The assignments have been modified over time based on classroom observations and student performance. In 2021, the course learning outcomes were examined by assessing several assignments including the nutrition and health claim poster and paper. Course learning outcome benchmarks using these assessments generally included 80% of students achieving an 80% for each criterion. Results revealed that students were not meeting most of these assessment benchmarks during the 2021 iteration, although benchmark data from other course assessments were more satisfactory. It is possible that the transition from a virtual to an in-person format negatively influenced student performance on these course learning outcomes. This course and the nutrition and health claim assignment example can provide a course design and learning outcome assessment framework for other higher education critical thinking courses.

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Internet use among university students: A reason for concern?

Abstract: International studies reveal that students have more freedom, as well as unstructured and unsupervised time, which makes them susceptible to problematic internet use (PIU)

Cited by 6 publications

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Smartphone Usage Patterns and Their Physical, Psychological, and Cyber‐Behavioral Predictors Among Adolescents in South Korea

Smartphone Usage Patterns and Their Physical, Psychological, and Cyber‐Behavioral Predictors Among Adolescents in South Korea

Internet use and health in higher education students: a scoping review

Teaching critical thinking in nutritional sciences: a model course and assignments

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