scholarly journals Mobile phones as life and thought companions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZhiMin Xiao
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Will Power

According to adults who ban adolescent interactions with mobile phones in Chinese high schools, students ‘addicted’ to mobile phones lack will power and schools without a restrictive policy on mobile phone use among students on campus are ‘poor’ in quality. Upon analysis of data from 45 semi-structured interviews with second-year high school students from urban, rural, and Tibetan regions of China, this study finds that the consequences of mobile phone use are not always pre-determined. Teens do not merely use their phones to connect; they also treat them as ‘life’ and ‘thought’ companions, which they invest with feelings and thoughts that animate life experiences and catalyse healthy development. The wholesale ban on mobile phone use in school is destined to fail and risks blinding parents and educators to potential benefits the technology has to offer, for it overlooks the value of mobile phones as objects of ‘passion’ and ‘reason’, ignores the opportunity to engage with teens who make visible online the problems they struggle with offline, and disregards the need for empathic imagination.

scholarly journals Association between Excessive Use of Mobile Phone and Insomnia and Depression among Japanese Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamura Haruka ◽  
Tomoko Nishida ◽  
Akiyo Tsuji ◽  
Hisataka Sakakibara
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Network Services ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Social Network Services ◽  
Senior High School Students

Adolescents spend an increasing amount of time on mobile phones. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between duration of mobile phone use and insomnia and depression in senior high school students. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 295 senior high school students in Japan. Mobile phones were owned by 98.6% of students; 58.6% of students used mobile phones for more than 2 h daily and 10.5% used them for 5 h daily. The risk of insomnia was significantly high in students who used mobile phones for 5 h or more (OR: 3.89 [95% CI: 1.21-12.49]). There was no significant association between depression and duration of mobile phone use. However, individuals who spent 120 min or more using mobile phones for social network services (OR: 3.63 [1.20-10.98]) and online chats (OR: 3.14 [1.42-6.95]) were at risk for depression. Excessive mobile phone use is associated with unhealthy sleep habits and insomnia. Moreover, the excessive use of the social network services and online chats are related to depression rather than duration of mobile phone use. Adolescents should use mobile phones appropriately to avoid sleep disturbances and the impairment of mental health.

Mobile Phone Use by Middle School Students

2015 ◽  
pp. 528-540
Author(s):  
Kathleen Guinee ◽  
Gregory Mertz
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
School Students ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

Mobile phones are prevalent in the daily lives of middle school students. They are useful for academic and informal learning, but may also facilitate cheating. Mobile phones can help foster student-centered learning and promote positive emotions and student motivation. Middle school students text and make calls using mobile phones to maintain friendships and make plans, as well as explore romantic relationships. Two social problems that can emerge with mobile phone use are cyberbullying and sexting. Mobile phones make middle school students feel safe, but can also put them in physical danger and facilitate risky behaviors. Using a mobile phone, particularly after bedtime, is associated with poor sleep and mental health.

scholarly journals Interaction of Health Literacy and Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Their Impact on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li ◽  
Yang ◽  
Wan ◽  
Tao ◽  
Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Self Injury

Abstract: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is prevalent among adolescents. Low health literacy (HL) and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) are risk factors of NSSI. But so far, no study has examined the interactive role of HL and PMPU on NSSI. In this context, the present study aimed to examine the interactions of HL and PMPU and their impact on NSSI in a school-based sample of Chinese adolescents. A total of 22,628 junior and high school students (10,990 males and 11,638 females) were enrolled in this study. The outcomes were self-reported HL, PMPU and NSSI. Analyses were conducted with chi-square tests and logistic regression models. The prevalence of NSSI was 32.1%. Low HL and PMPU were significantly associated with NSSI independently (ORlow HL = 1.886, 95% CI = 1.723–2.065, ORPMPU = 2.062, 95% CI = 1.934–2.199). Interaction analysis indicated that low HL and PMPU were interactively associated with increased risks of NSSI (OR = 2.617, 95% CI = 2.375–2.884). In all, our findings indicate that HL and PMPU are associated with NSSI independently and interactively. The intervention programs of NSSI should consider the adolescents HL levels and PMPU.

scholarly journals The Effect of Loneliness in Psychological and Behavioral Profile among High School Students in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Alexandra Martín-Rodríguez ◽  
Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera ◽  
Pedro Javier López-Pérez ◽  
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Behavioral Profile ◽  
Mental Health Factors

Loneliness is a distressing feeling that can be a barrier to a student’s development and affect their mental health. This research aimed to analyse the effects of loneliness on psychological and behavioral factors among students aged 12–19 years in Spain. Loneliness, experiential avoidance, psychological inflexibility, physical activity, mobile phone use, and smoke habits were analysed in a sample of 110 men and 122 women assigned into two groups depending on their loneliness levels: higher loneliness group (HLG) and lower loneliness group (LLG). Results showed that experimental avoidance and psychological inflexibility were related with loneliness (r = 0.471; p = 0.000). Experiential avoidance and psychological inflexibility were higher in HLG than LLG. Regarding the use of mobile phones and smoking habits, LLG presented significantly higher values than HLG. Higher age correlated with lower loneliness values (r = −0.155; p = 0.017). The present research found how students with higher loneliness presented higher experiential avoidance and psychological inflexibility and lower age, use of mobile phone, and smoking habits. These findings reveal the importance of considering multiple social behaviours when examining adolescent mental health factors.

scholarly journals Percepción del uso del teléfono móvil en alumnos desde Educación Primaria hasta Grado Universitario

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-41
Author(s):  
Covadonga Ruiz de Miguel ◽  
David Domínguez Pérez ◽  
Germán Rodríguez Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
5Th Grade

Currently, the mobile phone has become one more object of everyday life; It is not easy to find someone who does not have one. In the case of teen-agers, together with problems in studies, help with housework or interpersonal relationships, the use of the mobile phone is revealed as one of the main causes of conflict. The aim of this work is to know the self-perception that young people (from 5th grade of Primary Education to University) have on variables related to the use of mobile phones, as well as their perception of whether they consider their use of it more or less problematic. A non-experimental research has been carried out with an ex post facto design and a sample of 1716 subjects to whom an ad hoc questionnaire that includes the Spanish adaptation of the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (Bianchi and Phillips, 2005), as well as other classification variables has been applied. Parametric hypothesis contrast tests have been carried out and the results indicates that the participants do not appreciate high rates of abusive behaviors towards the mobile phone in any of the educational stages, finding significant differences caused by any of the variables studied in any of the educational stages. The analyzes carried out reveal the perception of a higher use of the mobile phone in intermediate age (high school students), as well as in girls.

scholarly journals Childhood Trauma, Reflective Functioning, and Problematic Mobile Phone Use Among Male and Female Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 242-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Musetti ◽  
Francesca Brazzi ◽  
Maria C. Folli ◽  
Giuseppe Plazzi ◽  
Christian Franceschini
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Video Gaming ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction

Background: The association between traumatic experiences, different forms of emotion dysregulation and problematic technology uses is well established. However, little is known about the role of childhood traumatic experiences and reflective functioning in the onset and maintenance of mobile phone addiction symptoms among adolescents. Methods: Self-reported measures on childhood traumatic experiences, reflective functioning, and Problematic Mobile Phone Use (PMPU) were administered to 466 high school students (47.1% females) aged 13-19 years old. Participants also reported the number of hours per day spent on using a mobile phone. Results: Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that increased time spent on the mobile phone, low reflective functioning scores and high childhood trauma scores predicted PMPU scores in the sample. Moreover, two gender-specific pathways were found. Among males, PMPU was positively related to time spent on mobile phone and childhood traumatic experiences and negatively related to reflective functioning. Among females, PMPU was negatively associated with time spent on mobile phone for video gaming and with reflective functioning. Conclusion: These results might have relevant clinical implications in highlighting the importance of planning gender-tailored interventions for adolescents who report mobile phone addiction symptoms.

Mobile Phone Use In Uganda's Boarding Secondary Schools: A Case Study Of Bushenyi District

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
Richard Merichard Twebaze
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Rural District ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Teachers And Parents

The question whether secondary school students should be allowed to use mobile phones in school remains a controversial one. In this study carried out in a rural district of Bushenyi in Uganda the researcher sought to establish the usage of mobile phones among secondary school students in boarding schools. The researcher also sought the views and opinions of students, teachers and parents about the use of mobile phones by students in the schools. The study established that despite the official ban on use of mobile phones by students in school, 34% of the students said they were aware that some students own and use mobile phones in school. It was further established that 40% of teachers said they were aware that some students owned and used phones in school while 20% of them supported the use of phones by the students. Meanwhile, 40% of the parents supported the use of mobile phones by students in school. It was noted that the battle against the use of mobile phones by students in secondary schools might soon be lost due to the increased availability and benefits associated with their use.

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