Mobile Phone Craving And Problem Use In The Spanish Population: Analysis Of An Internet-Based Survey (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose De-Sola ◽  
Gabriel Rubio ◽  
Hernan Talledo ◽  
Carmen Jaudenes ◽  
Andrea DÁgostino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Behavioral Disorder ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Device Use

BACKGROUND Problem phone use is a growing concern in most societies, being associated to social and health problems in a similar way to other behavioral addictions. However, both, its prevalence and its nature as a behavioral disorder are not well described nor understood. More over it is not universally recognized yet as a clinical entity that deserves health-oriented interventions. OBJECTIVE In this study, both, an evaluation of cell phone craving and problematic cell phone use among the Spanish population was carried out. Our initial hypothesis is that both problematic cell phone use and cravings have increased in the last 5 years. METHODS Methods We used our adaptation of the original Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS) as well as the Mobile Phone Addiction Craving Scale (MPACS) A total of 1,612 online interviews were conducted in 17 autonomous communities in the Spanish territory, with a global and specific analysis by gender, age, profession, education level and population center size. RESULTS The results indicate that the prevalence of problematic cell phone use in Spain is currently 4.8%, with 14.8% of users who abuse and are at risk of dependence and lack of control. In total, 19.6% of the population currently has mobile device use issues. These results do not differ significantly from those obtained in our previous investigation; in contrast, the level of craving increased significant. Both in the prevalence of problematic cell phone use and in craving, the highest incidence is observed for people between 16 and 35 years old, students, and users without education or basic education and in urban centers. There are no differences between genders. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, the present study confirms that prevalence of problem phone use remained high in the Spanish Population, despite the rising concerns around its unhealthy consequences. In addition, we confirmed an increase in cell phone craving scores, indicating that technological dependence and need is increasing every day. CLINICALTRIAL The present study is not an intervention study so no Trial Registration was requested

Social Resilience in Action

2014 ◽  
pp. 297-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Braga ◽  
Robert K. Logan
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Complex Picture

Recent statistics about the mobile phone market in Brazil state that for every 100 inhabitants there are 130 mobile phones. Despite the euphoria that those numbers bring to business, the social uses of mobile technology in Brazil tells a lot about Brazilian society and culture itself, and show a more complex picture than merely a marketing phenomenon. The authors examine subversive cell phone use in Brazil against the background of the cell phone use worldwide and the social implications of that cell phone use. As soon as a technology is implemented in a culture, it is possible to observe uses that were not intended by the inventors or producers of that technology. People create different strategies to take advantage of the new resource. Using social interaction theories and an ethnographic approach in the natural setting of cell phone use in Brazil, the authors observed how people use the mobile phone technology for interpersonal communication. This chapter addresses three subversive uses of mobile technology, namely, i.) strategies of mobile phone coding; ii) SIM card management; and iii) criminal uses of mobile phones.

scholarly journals The relationship between problematic cell phone use, eating disorders and social anxiety among university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Gokce ◽  
Ali Ozer
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Problematic cell phone use is common among young age groups which include university students, and may be accompanied by social anxiety and eating disorders. We aimed to examine the relationship between problematic cell phone use, social anxiety and eating disorders among university students. Methods: The universe of this cross-sectional study consists of 28,669 students receiving education at a Inonu University between October 2017 - November 2017. With a confidence interval of 95% and power of 80%, the sample size was calculated to be 308. The survey forms used in the study included students’ sociodemographic characteristics, data regarding cell phone usage, Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale and Eating Attitudes Test. The statistical analyses were conducted using Student t, One Way ANOVA, Spearman Correlation Test and Binomial Logistic Regression Analysis. Results: The students in the study group demonstrated a 46.1% rate of problematic cell phone use. The students’ Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale total scores showed a significant correlation with smoking, and daily duration and purpose of cell phone use (p<0.05). Conclusion: University students demonstrate high rates of problematic cell phone use; in addition, individuals who use cell phones for increased hours or for certain purposes display higher total scores on the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale. Students should be educated on limiting problematic cell phone use. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.4124 How to cite this:Gokce A, Ozer A. The relationship between problematic cell phone use, eating disorders and social anxiety among university students. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(4):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.4124 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Effect of cell phone use on salivary components; a review of literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fateme Arbabi Kalati ◽  
Tahereh Nosratzehi
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Salivary Glands ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Microbial Invasion ◽  
Immune Histochemistry ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Harmful Effects

Abstract Mobile phones have been increasingly used in the past decade and have become a cultural instrument. There is a great concern over the harmful effects of electromagnetic and radiofrequency waves as well as microwaves generated by mobile phones and their telecommunication stations on health. The saliva plays an important role in preserving oral homeostasis as the first defensive line against the microbial invasion which protects oral mucosa mechanically and immunologically. A search was run in Pub med, Goggle Scholar, Medline, and Web of Science databases using the following keywords: cell phone, mobile phone, antioxidant profile, saliva, oxidative stress, interleukin, and inflammation. Sixty-five published articles were identified. Studies on the use of cell phones as educational aids, the use of immune histochemistry on salivary glands, or the evaluation of saliva in individuals with specific conditions, such as the use of orthodontic brackets, were excluded. In addition, duplicate articles are eliminated, and finally, 14 articles were included in the present study. Nowadays mobile phone is very popular, causing concern about the effect it has on people’s health. Parotid salivary glands are in close contact with a cell phone while talking with the phone and the possibility of being affected by them; so this study was designed to investigate the effect of cell phone use on salivary components.

scholarly journals Prevalence of problematic cell phone use in an adult population in Spain as assessed by the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e0181184 ◽  
Author(s):  
José de-Sola ◽  
Hernán Talledo ◽  
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca ◽  
Gabriel Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Cell Phone Use

scholarly journals Comment on ‘Cell phone use and ill health: is there a definite relationship?’

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
S. M.J. Mortazavi ◽  
S A.R. Mortazavi
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
South African ◽  
Family Practice ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Definite Relationship ◽  
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

Prof Gboyega A Ogunbanjo, in his editorial entitled ‘Cell phone use and ill health: is there a definite relationship?’, published in South African Family Practice, has addressed the possible link between mobile phone use and adverse health effects such as cancer. He has also discussed the challenging issue of electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). Although his editorial has remarkable strengths, this paper needs some clarifications. The main concerns regarding the evidence presented in this paper about possible association of mobile phone use with cancer are discussed. In this light, recent evidence that supports a possible link as well as the shortcomings of the reports claiming no association between exposure to radiofrequency radiation and cancer are presented.

scholarly journals Cell Phone Use Habits Among the Spanish Population: Contribution of Applications to Problematic Use

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
José De-Sola ◽  
Gabriel Rubio ◽  
Hernán Talledo ◽  
Luis Pistoni ◽  
Henk Van Riesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Phone ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Use

scholarly journals Mobile Phone usage while Driving

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S8) ◽  
pp. 121-122
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Security Systems ◽  
Safe Driving ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Authentic Assessments ◽  
Police Reports ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
The Way

This overview on social, preliminary, and authentic assessments exhibits a strong association between telephone use while driving and a rot in driving execution inciting an extended threat of accident. Notwithstanding the way that the issue of talking while simultaneously driving has pulled in the thought of governments at all levels, the authoritative undertakings to check PDA use by drivers have been not actually productive. [19],[21],[23]While vehicle producers develop progressively unique security features to keep up a vital good ways from car collisions and point of confinement the hazardous effects of setbacks, it is comparably basic to make monetarily sharp mechanical plans that can unequivocally recognize the driving technique for remote customers and help stop or reduce the use of telephones by drivers. Prosperity based security systems, in light of a consolidated driving watching structure, are furthermore generally expected to help safe driving practices, especially for starting at now tried energetic drivers. In order to play out a prevalent financial examination of restricting cell phone use while driving, it is significantly appealing to have exact uncovering of PDA incorporation in effects on police reports. [1],[ 3],[5]

scholarly journals Gaya Hidup Remaja dan Penggunaan Telepon Seluler di Kota Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Elida Usni ◽  
Harmona Daulay ◽  
Ria Manurung ◽  
Rizabuana Ismail ◽  
Henry Sitorus
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Object Based

Mobile phones for teenagers turn out to be used more than just a means of ordinary communication, cell phone use in teenagers' daily lives related to lifestyle. The purpose of this study is to find out cell phone use for teenagers. This method was chosen because the issue that was explored was a matter of meaning. Data collection techniques used included observation and interviews. Mobile phones are used as an image of the lifestyle of teenagers buying a mobile phone that is trending with the main reason to look slang, have confidence in front of their friends, and show who they are to others. Mobile phones are very important items in the lives of teenagers. Innovations that are presented in the features available on mobile phones make teenagers increasingly unable to escape from this one object. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that cell phone phones are important in teenager’s life; mobile phones are a side of modern life, cell phones as a lifestyle obtained in cell phones when used.

Urge Parents to Guide Teens' Cell Phone Use

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
BRUCE K. DIXON
Keyword(s):  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phone Use
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