Left to Our Own Devices: Smartphone Use, Mental Health, and Academic Psychiatry

Kornberg, Joshua

doi:10.1007/s40596-020-01258-1

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“…The same survey found that 24.6 million Malaysians were social networking users, and the most popular social networking sites in Malaysia were Facebook followed by Instagram and YouTube [ 2 ]. The proliferation of technology use has given rise to problematic behaviors associated with internet usage, such as social media addiction and cyberbullying [ 3 , 4 ].…”

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Cyberbullying, Social Media Addiction and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Students in Malaysia

Lee

Kaur

Shaker

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with cyberbullying and social media addiction. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 medical students from a public university in Kuching, Malaysia. The instruments used in this study included the cyberbullying questionnaire survey, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21-item (DASS-21). The prevalence of cyberbullying victimization was 24.4%, whilst 13.0% reported cyberbullying perpetration over the past six months. Male gender was positively associated with both cyberbullying perpetration and cybervictimization, whilst social media addiction was positively associated with cybervictimization. Psychological motives such as positive attitudes toward cyberbullying and gaining power were associated with cyberbullying perpetration. Cybervictimization doubled the tendency to depression (aOR 2.50, 95% CI [1.23, 5.08], p = 0.012), anxiety (aOR 2.38, 95% CI [1.29, 4.40], p = 0.006), and stress (aOR 2.85, 95% CI [1.41, 5.77], p = 0.004), whilst social media addiction was associated with a higher tendency to depression (aOR 1.18, 95% CI [1.10, 1.26], p < 0.001), anxiety (aOR 1.15, 95% CI [1.08, 1.22], p < 0.001), and stress (aOR 1.21, 95% CI [1.12, 1.32], p < 0.001). Medical schools in Malaysia need policies and guidelines against cyberbullying.

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Cyberbullying, Social Media Addiction and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Students in Malaysia

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Shaker

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“…22 Different types of studies examining numerous variables and conditions are needed to better understand the complex relationships between smartphones and mental health. 8,23,24 While other studies have focused on efforts to reduce reliance on smartphones, the study reported herein was developed to understand how users respond to subtle actions designed to reduce the allure and attachment to smartphones. The theoretical basis for the design was based on the perceptual bias of salience that is often used in behavioral economics research.…”

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An Intervention Utilizing the Salience Principle to Reduce Pharmacy Students’ Psychological Attraction to Smartphones

Myers

Drees

Cain

2022

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To determine pharmacy student reactions to and experiences with an intervention based upon the principle of salience to reduce psychological attraction and attention to smartphones. Method. For a period of 3 weeks, participants were directed to change their smartphone's color setting to grayscale mode, turn off social media notifications, remove social media icons from smartphone home screen, and place the device away from bed when sleeping. A thematic analysis was performed on responses to an anonymous, open-ended survey question that asked participants to record any positive/negative changes to their life and well-being as a result of participating in the study. Results. Thematic analysis revealed twenty unique themes, which provided a variety of notable observations including a reduction in both smartphone and social media use, reduced allure because of grayscale mode, frustrations caused by grayscale mode, increased productivity, and general improvements in sleep, face-to-face interactions, and overall wellbeing Conclusion. Results of this study provide initial evidence that changes to smartphone settings and physical placement at night may lead to positive outcomes. Participants reported primarily positive effects regarding well-being and reduced smartphone usage as a result of participating in the study. In many cases, less time on smartphones meant improved sleep, more productivity, more time for social/leisure activities, improved face-to-face interactions, and/or improvement in wellbeing.

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Criterion validity of a research-based application for tracking screen time on android and iOS smartphones and tablets

Kristensen

Olesen

Egebæk

et al. 2022

Computers in Human Behavior Reports

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Left to Our Own Devices: Smartphone Use, Mental Health, and Academic Psychiatry

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Cyberbullying, Social Media Addiction and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Students in Malaysia

Cyberbullying, Social Media Addiction and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Students in Malaysia

An Intervention Utilizing the Salience Principle to Reduce Pharmacy Students’ Psychological Attraction to Smartphones

Criterion validity of a research-based application for tracking screen time on android and iOS smartphones and tablets

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