scholarly journals A Study on the Causes, Negative Effects and Countermeasures of Mobile Phone Use in College Students

Author(s):  
Zimin Wang ◽  
Baiqing He
2021 ◽  
pp. 38-59
Author(s):  
Ran Wei ◽  
Ven-hwei Lo

News consumption requires motivation. This chapter aims to understand user needs and expectancies as motivational factors behind the consumption of mobile news. The three identified motivations of mobile phone use—sociability, entertainment, and surveillance—reveal the underlying reasoning of Asian college students about the mobile phone as an all-in-one media choice that is essential to socialize, entertain, and stay informed. Moreover, surveillance as a civic motivation is positively related to expectancies of mobile news as being interactive and personally valuable. These motivations sought from mobile phone use and usability attributes of mobile news, both civic and practical, manifest the desire of Asian college students to access news on their phones for intentional and active consumption.


2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoko Ezoe ◽  
Masahiro Toda ◽  
Kimio Yoshimura ◽  
Aki Naritomi ◽  
Rei Den ◽  
...  

To clarify the relationships of personality and lifestyle with mobile phone dependence, defined as an intermittent craving to use a mobile phone or excessive mobile phone use, we administered a self-report questionnaire to 132 female college students attending a nursing school in Osaka, Japan. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that scores for extroversion and neuroticism were positively related to the score of the Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire (MPDQ; Toda, Monden, Kubo, & Morimoto, 2004), while the score for healthy practices was negatively related to that of the MPDQ. These findings suggest that mobile phone dependence in female college students is associated with elevated traits of extroversion and neuroticism, as well as an unhealthy lifestyle.


Author(s):  
Yana F. Taopan ◽  
Mintje Ratoe Oedjoe ◽  
Andy Nabu Sogen

The aim of this research was to analyze the effect of using Mobile Phone and Internet concerning to the students morality, great efforts of family (parents), teachers (school) and society to protect students from the bad effects of mobile phone use and ideal solution towards the students morality, particularly students at SMA N 3 Kota Kupang. This research used a qualitative description method. Data of this research were gathered from 10 students who usually used mobile phone at class, counseling teachers, citizenship teachers, members of school extracurricular organization, students’ parents, religious scholars and society figures by interview, observation, and documentation technique. The result of this research showed that using mobile phone and internet have positive and negative effects towards the students morality. The positive effects of mobile phone could be used effectively and efficiently as the tool of communication, particularly when communicating  to others in a long distance. Further we could make online communication which allowed us to get any information on communication and information technology.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Xie ◽  
Shuman Tao ◽  
Yukun Zhang ◽  
Fangbiao Tao ◽  
Xiaoyan Wu

Abstract Background Insufficient physical activity (IPA) and mobile phone dependence are common coexisting behaviors among college students. However, the impact of the synergies between the two behaviors on depression has yet to be validated. Therefore, this study evaluated independent and interactive associations of problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and IPA with depression symptoms and increased depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. Methods In total, 2134 college students participated in this follow-up study, which was conducted between June 2014 (wave 1) and December 2014 (wave 2) at Anhui Medical University. The Self-rating Questionnaire for Adolescent Problematic Mobile Phone Use and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale were used to assess PMPU and depression symptoms, respectively. Physical activity (PA) was assessed with a reliable question from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Joint effects of PMPU and PA were calculated, and increased depressive symptoms were assessed. We used multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to evaluate associations between depression symptoms and PMPU, IPA, and the PMPU/IPA joint effect, estimated by binary logistic regression models. Results PMPU and high PMPU/IPA joint effect scores were significantly associated with depression symptoms in waves 1 (OR 7.36, 95% CI: 5.09, 10.66) and 2 (OR 3.74, 95% CI: 2.56, 5.48). IPA was significantly associated with depression symptoms in wave 1 (OR 1.40, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.79) but not wave 2 (OR 1.24, 95% CI: 0.95, 1.62). PMPU and high PMPU/IPA joint effect scores were also significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms (OR 2.36, 95% CI: 1.55, 3.60). Conclusions These results suggest that PMPU is an important factor for depression in college students, and IPA may be a synergistic factor.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Xie ◽  
Ming Zhu ◽  
Xiaoyan Wu ◽  
Shuman Tao ◽  
Yajuan Yang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Previous researches have found a relationship between problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and suicidality. However, few studies have examined the interaction effects between low physical activity (PA) and PMPU on suicidality among college students. This study aimed to examine the interactions of PA and PMPU and their impacts on suicidality in a school-based sample among Chinese college students. Methods: Analysis was based on data from two universities in China, which recruited 4,787 participants. Binary logistic regression models were used to explore the associations of PA, PMPU with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt, as well as the interactions of PA and PMPU on suicidality. Results: The prevalence of suicide attempt and suicidal ideation were 3.5% and 7.2%, respectively. Low PA was significantly associated with suicide attempt (OR=3.48, 95%CI: 2.52-4.81) and suicidal ideation (OR=1.90, 95%CI: 1.46-2.46). PMPU was significantly associated with suicide attempt (OR=3.65, 95%CI: 2.66-5.01) and suicidal ideation (OR=2.83, 95%CI: 2.25-3.54). Interaction analysis indicated that low PA and PMPU were interactively associated with suicide attempt (OR=9.51, 95%CI: 6.15-14.73), RERI=4.85(1.20-8.50), AP=0.51(0.29-0.73), SI=2.32(1.34-4.04). There were no additive interaction effects between PA and PMPU on suicidal ideation.Conclusions: The findings reveal that PA levels and PMPU should be considered in the intervention programs of suicide attempt among college students.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Tanoto ◽  
Eva Suryani ◽  
Satya Joewana

Background: The advancements in technology in the form of smartphones have made life easier; however, some negative effects have been recorded with regards to the use of smartphone. Among these negative effects are nomophobia, or a phobia of no mobile phone, and lack of attention. This study explored the relationship between nomophobia and attention in medical students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytic study on medical students in Jakarta in 2019. The Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) was used to measure the level of nomophobia and the Six Letter Cancellation Test (SLCT) was used to measure attention. Data collected were analyzed using a simple linear regression test. Result: There was a weak negative relationship between the severity of nomophobia and attention (r=.161). However, nomophobia score was a very weak predictor for attention with an adjusted r-squared score of .021. Conclusions: Nomophobia does not necessarily affect the attention of medical students. Excessive mobile phone use does cause nomophobia and lack of attention. Therefore, smartphones need to be used wisely.


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