M. Maas, H. Hamilton, J. Wolpin, A. Ialomiteanu, J. Rehm, R. Mann, N. Turner, G. Stoduto
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There is growing evidence of correlations between the amount of time spent using electronic devices in leisure and negative health outcomes. However, studies often lack indicators of problematic technology use, rarely investigate relationships between such problem use patterns and indicators of poor mental health, and use samples that are unrepresentative of the adult population. Using a representative telephone survey of adults, we applied the Problem Electronic Device Use (PEDU) scale to estimate the level of PEDU in Ontario, Canada, and the associations between PEDU scores and a wide range of outcomes with a series of multivariate logistic regressions. We found an average weekly electronic device use of 15.57 hr, excluding work or school, and moderate to severe problem technology use among 7.9% of the adult population. Moderate to severe PEDU was significantly associated with suicidal ideation, serious psychological distress, problem alcohol use, and treatment for anxiety. Implications for the findings are discussed. Resume Il existe des preuves croissantes de correlations entre la duree d’utilisation d’un appareil electronique a des fins de divertissement et les consequences negatives sur la sante. On note souvent l’absence d’indicateurs de l’usage problematique des technologies dans les etudes qui examinent les correlations entre cet usage et les indicateurs de troubles de sante mentale ou qui utilisent des echantillons representatifs de la population adulte. A partir des resultats d’un sondage telephonique representatif mene aupres d’adultes, la presente etude a eu recours a l’echelle d’evaluation de l’usage problematique des appareils electroniques ( Problem Electronic Device Use ou PEDU) pour estimer l’ampleur de ce phenomene dans la province (Ontario) et a applique une serie de regressions logistiques multivariees pour etablir des liens entre les resultats PEDU et un large eventail de consequences sur la sante mentale. L’etude a revele que l’usage hebdomadaire moyen des appareils electroniques chez les adultes sondes etait de 15,57 heures et que 7,9 % d’entre eux rapportaient un niveau modere a severe d’usage problematique de la technologie. Des liens significatifs ont ete etablis entre l’usage problematique des appareils electroniques et plusieurs indicateurs de troubles de sante mentale et de consommation de substances psychoactives. Les implications de ces constats sont discutees ici.