Correlation analysis of mobile phone addiction and impulsive behavior among nursing students
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.20.028
- VernacularTitle:在校护生手机依赖与冲动行为的相关性分析
- Author:
Guirong SHI
1
;
Shengji JIN
;
Xinxin XU
;
Haitao LI
Author Information
1. 210023 南京中医药大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Nursing students;
Mobile phone addiction;
Impulsive behavior;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(20):2927-2930
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the current situation of mobile phone addiction and the relationship between mobile phone addiction and impulsive behavior among nursing students .Methods Using convenience sampling, 213 students from College of Nursing in Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine were investigated by the mobile phone addiction index scale ( MPAI) and Barratt impulsiveness scale ( Chinese version BIS-11) from May 2014 to November 2014.The correlation of mobile phone addiction and impulsive behavior among nursing students was analyzed.Results Among 213 students, 18.3 percent of the students were addicted to mobile phones (39/213).In the students who were addicted to mobile phones , the BIS score was (62.05 ±7.18) ;attentional impulsivity, exercising impulsivity and unplanned impulsivity were (15.62 ±2.22),(20.92 ±3.55)and(23.21 ± 3.87)respectively, which were all higher than those in the students who were not addicted to mobile phones .The significant differences existed in the BIS score , the scores of attentional impulsivity and exercising impulsivity (P<0.05).No significant difference was found in the unplanned impulsivity ( P >0.05).Mobile phone addiction among nursing students was positively correlated with impulsive behavior , attentional impulsivity and exercising impulsivity(r=0.328,0.493,0.210;P<0.01).Impulsive behavior could effectively predict mobile phone addiction of nursing students .The forecast value was 10.3%.Conclusions Mobile phone addiction is common among nursing students .A higher level of impulsive behavior in nursing students often brings a higher level of mobile phone addiction .
