The role of mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms in the association between childhood psychological abuse and depressive symptoms among college students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.11.016
- VernacularTitle:手机成瘾和焦虑症状在大学生儿童期心理虐待与抑郁症状关联中的作用
- Author:
PAN Zhiyin, TONG Jiani, XIONG Jiajie, HUA Long, FEI Suhai, YU Yue, CHU Yinghu, LI Ning, LIU Zhenfeng, XU Miao, CHANG Weiwei, CHEN Yan, ZHU Lijun, YAO Yingshui, JIN Yuelong
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Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College/Institute of Chronic Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhu (241002) , Anhui Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Behavior,addictive;
Torture;
Depression;
Mental health;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(11):1665-1669
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the role of mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms in the relationship between childhood psychological abuse and depressive symptoms among college students, in order to provide a basis for mental health promotion.
Methods:From February to May 2023, a stratified random sampling method was used to select 1 799 freshmen to juniors from a university in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. The questionnaire survey was conducted using the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2), Child Psychological Maltreatment Scale (CPMS), Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale (MPATS), 2-item General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2). Correlations among each variable were analyzed, and the chain mediating effect of mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms was explored.
Results:The detection rate of depressive symptoms among college students was 9.7%, and the positive detection rate of childhood psychological abuse was 28.6%. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with childhood psychological abuse, mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms ( r =0.28, 0.32, 0.27, P <0.01). Childhood psychological abuse was positively correlated with mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms ( r =0.29, 0.71, P <0.01). Mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms were positively correlated ( r =0.30, P <0.01). Childhood psychological abuse could effectively predict depressiove symptoms, mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms ( β =0.08, 0.06, 0.66, P <0.01). Mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms had a chain mediating effect between childhood psychological abuse and depression symptoms, with a total indirect mediating effect (effect=25.27%, P <0.05), accounting for 72.44% of the total effect.
Conclusions:Mobile phone addiction and anxiety symptoms play a chain mediating role between childhood psychological abuse and depressive symptoms. Focusing on childhood psychological abuse, mobile phone addiction and anxiety among college students are beneficial for depression symptoms prevention.
