Mobile dependency: Factors influencing it and its association with depression among adolescents

Narayana Murthy Mysore Ramaiah, A. Fatma, P. George, M. Smitha
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Introduction: In the present era due to the usefulness and availability of apps, games, information, and entertainment, mobile usage has become habitual. Studies have found that mobile phone dependency is associated with an unhealthy lifestyle, extrovert or neurotic personality traits, and maternal affectionate constraints in childhood. Objectives: The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of mobile phone dependence among adolescents and assess the relationship between mobile phone dependence and depression among them. Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study conducted among late adolescents and early adults. Data regarding the sociodemographic details, mobile phone dependence, and the factors influencing it were collected using the standardized pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Among 701, majority of the participants (99.7%) were using mobile phones, and among them, about 43.4% of the study participants had mild, 29.1% had moderate, and 4.4% had severe mobile dependence. It was observed that 56% of them had normal, whereas 4% of them had extreme and 2% had severe depression, but no significant association was found between mobile dependency and depression. Conclusion: Three-fourth of the adolescents and young adults had mobile dependency, but there was no significant statistical association seen between mobile dependency and depression.
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青少年移动依赖的影响因素及其与抑郁症的关系
引言:在当今时代,由于应用程序、游戏、信息和娱乐的实用性和可用性,移动使用已经成为一种习惯。研究发现,手机依赖症与不健康的生活方式、外向或神经质的性格特征以及童年时期母性情感的限制有关。目的:本研究的目的是估计青少年手机依赖的流行程度,并评估手机依赖与青少年抑郁的关系。材料和方法:这是一项横断面研究,在青少年晚期和早期成人中进行。使用标准化的预测试半结构化问卷收集有关社会人口学细节、手机依赖及其影响因素的数据。结果:701名参与者中,绝大多数(99.7%)使用手机,其中43.4%的研究参与者为轻度手机依赖,29.1%为中度手机依赖,4.4%为重度手机依赖。研究发现,手机依赖与抑郁症的相关性不显著,56%为正常抑郁,4%为极度抑郁,2%为重度抑郁。结论:四分之三的青少年存在移动依赖,但移动依赖与抑郁之间没有显著的统计学关联。
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