Research on the relationship between smartphone addiction and mental health of medical freshmen
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20200603-00683
- VernacularTitle:医学专业新生智能手机成瘾与心理健康关系研究
- Author:
Pengpeng WANG
1
;
Yuchun GU
;
Guanying WEI
;
Yan SONG
;
Xiaodong WANG
;
Xuemei GONG
;
Hua BAI
;
Liwei MU
Author Information
1. 滨州医学院学生工作处，烟台 264003
- Keywords:
Medical freshmen;
Smartphone addiction;
Mental health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2021;20(11):1344-1347
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the current situation of smartphone addiction and mental health of medical freshmen, and conduct research on the relationship between smartphone addiction and mental health, so as to provide evidence for the prevention and intervention of smartphone addiction among medical freshmen.Methods:A stratified random sampling method was used to select 279 freshmen in the medical profession of Binzhou Medical University as the research objects, and the revised smartphone addiction scale (SAS-C) and mental health symptom self-rating checklist scale (SCL-90) were selected for testing. SPSS 19.0 was used for t test. Results:A percentage of 29.71 medical freshmen had smartphone addiction problems, which was generally above average. The SCL-90 total scores and the scores of somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, psychosis and other factors in the smartphone addiction group were significantly higher than those in non-smartphone addiction group. The total score of smartphone addiction in medical professional freshmen was significantly correlated with the total score of SCL-90. In addition to the interference factors of daily life, other factors had positive correlation with various factors of SCL-90. Interpersonal sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms had a significant predictive effect on smartphone addiction (β=0.24, 0.26, P < 0.01), which were important variables affecting mobile phone addiction of medical freshmen. Conclusion:Many medical freshmen have the problem of smartphone addiction, which may cause a series of psychological problems, especially obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety and psychosis.
