PLoS One. 2019 Jan 7; 14 (1): e0210294. doi: 10.1371 / journal.pone.0210294.
Tangmunkongvorakul A1, Musumari PM2, Thongpibul K3, Srithanaviboonchai K1,4, Techasrivichien T2, Suguimoto SP2,5, Ono-Kihara M2, Kihara M2.
Abstract
AGTERGROND:
Despite the pervasive use of smartphones among university students, there is still a dearth of research examining the association between smartphone use and psychological well-being among this population. The current study addresses this research gap by investigating the relationship between smartphone use and psychological well-being among university students in Thailand.
METODES:
This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2018 among university students aged 18-24 years from the largest university in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The primary outcome was psychological well-being, and was assessed using the Flourishing Scale. Smartphone use, the primary independent variable, was measured by five items which had been adapted from the eight-item Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet Addiction. All scores above the median value were defined as being indicative of excessive smartphone use.
RESULTATE:
Van die 800 respondente was 405 (50.6%) vroue. In totaal is 366 (45.8%) studente geklassifiseer as buitensporige gebruikers van slimfone. Studente met oormatige gebruik van slimfone het die sielkundige welstand met laer punte gehad as diegene wat nie slimfone gebruik het nie (B = -1.60; P <0.001). Vrouestudente het punte vir sielkundige welstand behaal wat gemiddeld 1.24 punte hoër was as die tellings van mansstudente (P <0.001).
AFSLUITING:
This study provides some of the first insights into the negative association between excessive smartphone use and the psychological well-being of university students. Strategies designed to promote healthy smartphone use could positively impact the psychological well-being of students.
PMID: 30615675
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