Mobile phone use in young adults who <scp>self‐identify</scp> as being “Very stressed out” or “Zen”: An exploratory study

Majeur, Danie; Leclaire, Sarah; Raymond, Catherine; Léger, Pierre‐Majorique; Juster, Robert Paul; Lupien, Sonia J.

doi:10.1002/smi.2947

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“…However, when the motivation to use such evasive mobile phones is too strong, the frequency and time of mobile phone use will increase, and ultimately causes mobile phone dependence, resulting in mental health problems [ 42 ]. Because of the high motivation for mobile phone use, the level of pleasure and seriousness of users is higher than those with low motivation for mobile phone use [ 43 , 44 ]. For students with moody, highly neurotic personality, the unorganized low-rigorous personality, and the highly open personality who likes new things, the degree of their addiction to mobile phones is more important, and the emergence of mental health problems becomes inevitable [ 45 , 46 ].…”

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Core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students: why should we care

Li¹,

Wang²,

You³

et al. 2022

Ital J Pediatr

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Background Mobile phone dependence is a common problem in the population of high school students. We aimed to evaluate the core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students, to provide reliable evidence to the support of high school students. Methods We conducted a survey of high school students in Xiamen, China. The self-assessment questionnaire on mobile phone use dependence among teenagers (SQAPMPU), Mental Health Scale for Middle School Students (MSSMHS) and Core self-evaluation scale were used to evaluate the mobile phone dependence, mental health and core self-evaluation. t-tests, Pearson correlation and multiple linear stepwise regression analyses were conducted to analyze the potential relationships. Results A total of 1692 students were enrolled. The total score of mobile phone dependence of students in grades 10–12 was higher than that of students in grades 7–9. A total of 329 students in grades 7–9 and 371 students in grades 10–12 had abnormal mental status. The detection rate of psychological abnormalities among students in grades 10–12 was higher than that of students in grades 10–12. Core self-evaluation had significantly negative correlation with various factors of mental health (P < 0.01). The worse the mental health, the higher the degree of mobile phone dependence, core self-evaluation played a mediating role between mental health and mobile phone dependence (8.03%). Conclusions Core self-evaluation is an important factor affecting the mental health of high school students and mobile phone dependence. Educators should strengthen core self-evaluation of high school students to improve the mental health and reduce the mobile phone dependence.

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confidence: 99%

Core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students: why should we care

Li¹,

Wang²,

You³

et al. 2022

Ital J Pediatr

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“…Based on the previous arguments, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) should consider the negative effects of smartphone use, particularly in relation to young users [68][69][70][71], who are often victims of related addictions and disorders such as nomophobia, i.e., the irrational fear of not being able to use the smartphone [72][73][74]. In this regard, it is worth noting the impact that the type of activities performed with smartphones and the context on which it is performed have on the greater or lesser degree of anxiety or stress caused by not being able to use the smartphone [71].…”

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Gen Y: Emotions and Functions of Smartphone Use for Tourist Purposes

Martínez‐Sala¹,

Alhama²,

Soler³

2021

Tourism

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Smartphones have revolutionized the tourism industry due to their ability to create and improve the tourist experience, mostly among young users, especially those belonging to the Generation Y (Gen Y). Millennials, as the Generation Y is often referred to, stand out for their ability to travel more frequently and for longer periods, as well as for their often-addictive use of smartphones. Despite nomophobia is not a recent phenomenon, there are few research works on information and communication technologies and tourism that address the effects of smartphone use on the tourist experience. The objective of this exploratory study is to describe the feelings Gen Y experiences as a result of use smartphones during their travels, their tourism functionality, and the relationship between the two. The study is based on the application of an online survey to a representative sample. The results confirm the problems associated with smartphone use, especially among young people (16–19) and the existence of a correlation between smartphone use for tourist purposes and a positive travel experience. It has confirmed that they experience negative feelings and emotions. The study presents crucial information that destination marketing organizations can use to successfully integrate smartphones into their digital marketing and communication strategies.

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Mobile phone use in young adults who self‐identify as being “Very stressed out” or “Zen”: An exploratory study

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Previous studies have reported a positive association between mobile phone use and psychological stress. However, the reasons why stressed out individuals use their cell phones more are not clear. To gain further insight on this relationship, we performed secondary analyses on a database of 87 healthy young adults aged 18-35 years who self-categorized themselves as being "Very stressed out" (N = 46) or "Zen" (N = 41). All participants were assessed for psychological stress, duration and nature (hedonistic vs. utilitarian) of mobile phone use, involvement with the mobile phone and levels of nomophobia. Results controlled for the exploratory nature of this study showed that although "Very stressed out" and "Zen" individuals used their mobile phone for the same amount of time and were equally involved with it, "Very stressed out" individuals reported a greater use of their mobile phone for hedonistic purposes and were more nomophobic than "Zen" individuals. The results of this exploratory study suggest that highly stressed out individuals might use hedonistic functions of their mobile phone as a tool to deal with stress, thus explaining why they present greater levels of nomophobia.

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Mobile phone use in young adults who self‐identify as being “Very stressed out” or “Zen”: An exploratory study

Cited by 7 publications

References 42 publications

Core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students: why should we care

Core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students: why should we care

Gen Y: Emotions and Functions of Smartphone Use for Tourist Purposes

Mobile phone use in young adults who self‐identify as being “Very stressed out” or “Zen”: An exploratory study

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