Correlation between mobile phone dependence and procrastination among medical students
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.17.028
- VernacularTitle:医学生手机依赖与拖延行为的相关性研究
- Author:
Guoyi YANG
1
;
Ling LIU
;
Ling WANG
;
Huiling REN
Author Information
1. 北京大学人民医院护理部,北京 100044
- Keywords:
Students;
Medical students;
Mobile phone dependence;
Procrastination;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(17):2225-2228
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective? To understand the current situation of mobile phone dependence and procrastination among medical students, and to explore the correlation between them. Methods? We selected 220 university students in a medical school as research objects by the random stratified sampling. All of the students were investigated with the Dependency Scale with Telephone for Undergraduate Student and the General Procrastination Scale (GPS). A total of 220 questionnaires were sent out and 209 valid questionnaires were collected. Results? Among 209 medical students, 74.6% of them had mobile phone dependence; the total score from the Dependency Scale with Telephone was (66.67±12.39); there were statistical differences in the total scores of the Dependency Scale with Telephone among students whether they were in love and whether they thought mobile phones were essential (P＜0.05). Among 209 medical students, there were 92.3% of medical students with procrastination; the total score of GPS was (54.21±10.75);there were statistical differences in the total scores of GPS among medical students in different grades (P＜0.05). The scores of the Dependency Scale with Telephone were positively correlated with the scores of GPS among medical students (r=0.240, P＜0.01). Conclusions? The mobile phone dependence and procrastination are common in medical students. Students who are in higher levels of mobile phone dependence are more likely to have procrastination. Guiding medical students to reasonably used mobile phone is recommended to reduce the incidence of procrastination.
