The Relationship between Mental Health and Addiction to Mobile Phones among University Students of Shahrekord, Iran.
This cross-sectional survey examined associations between mobile phone addiction-related behaviors and mental health symptoms among 296 university students in Shahrekord, Iran. Several mobile phone addiction behavior categories were reported to be significantly inversely correlated with mental health scores. The authors conclude that improved mental health is associated with reduced cell phone addiction.
Key points
- Cross-sectional applied survey of 296 randomly selected university students in Shahrekord, Iran.
- Used SCL-90-R to assess mental health symptoms and a 32-point scale to assess behaviors associated with mobile phone use.
- Habitual, addiction, and intentional behavior categories were each reported at 21.49% of students.
- Depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and interpersonal sensitivity were the most frequently reported mental health indicators.
- Mental health was reported to be inversely correlated with habitual behaviors, dependence, addiction, and incontinence in mobile phone use (P < 0.001).
- The study assesses behavioral addiction/usage patterns rather than RF-EMF exposure dose metrics.
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