Smartphone Addiction and Its Relationship With Psychological Health Among Students of a Medical School in East Coast Malaysia

Hadi, Azwanis Abdul; Nawawi, HawariI Musyir Mohd; Shamsuri, Nurafifah; Rahim, Nurul Najihah; Pasi, Hafizah

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i18.34396

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“…However, this study demonstrates nonsignificant associations of PSU with each of the psychological problems when other confounding factors are controlled. This finding differs from other studies which found a significant association between PSU and psychological problems (Buctot et al, 2020;Elhai et al, 2018;Hadi et al, 2019;Haug et al, 2015;Ikeda & Nakamura, 2014;Ithnain et al, 2018;Kim et al, 2020;Nasser et al, 2020;Nor et al, 2020).…”

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“…Many adolescents spent about <RM50 (<USD12) a month, deemed affordable by them and their families. The average daily use of smartphones is four hours, lower than that of Malaysian undergraduates with five to eight hours of daily use (Hadi et al, 2019;Ismail et al, 2020;Nasser et al, 2020). Most adolescents use smartphones for socialising, communication and entertainment, with no significant difference between regular and problematic users.…”

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“…Thus, the causal relationship between PSU and psychological problems could not be determined. Some studies have shown a significant association between PSU and psychological problems (Buctot et al, 2020;Hadi et al, 2019;Ikeda & Nakamura, 2014;Ithnain et al, 2018;Kim et al, 2020;Nor et al, 2020). In contrast, other studies showed non-significant relationships between PSU and psychological problems (Cha & Seo, 2018;Choi et al, 2015;Elhai et al, 2016;Ismail et al, 2020;J.…”

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“…However, recent studies demonstrated a higher prevalence of 74% among adolescents aged 7-18 years old (Buctot et al, 2020;Coco et al, 2020;Jo et al, 2020). In Malaysia, previous research on PSU showed a prevalence of 15% to 61%, although it mainly involved young adults at tertiary educational centres (Hadi et al, 2019;Ismail et al, 2020;Ithnain et al, 2018;Nasser et al, 2020;Nor et al, 2020). However, studies on school-going adolescents (under 18 years old) are still lacking.…”

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“…Locally, previous studies on PSU and psychological problems and wellbeing mainly involved students of tertiary institutions with different life challenges compared to secondary school adolescents (Hadi et al, 2019;Ismail et al, 2020;Ithnain et al, 2018;Nasser et al, 2020). However, most research showed a significant association of PSU with depression, anxiety and poorer psychological well-being, except for the study by Ismail et al (2020).…”

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Problematic Smartphone Use and Its Impact on the Psychology of Adolescents in Malaysia

Hashim¹,

Tohid²,

Jamil³

et al. 2023

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This study aims to determine the prevalence of problematic smartphone use (PSU) among secondary school adolescents and to examine its relationship with psychological problems (depression, anxiety, and stress [Model 1], or the number of psychological problems [Model 2]). This cross-sectional study has utilised a self-administered questionnaire assessing the participants’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, pattern and purpose of usage, presence of PSU (via the Malay-version smartphone addiction scale-short version [SAS-SV]), and presence of psychological problems (via the depression-anxiety-stress scale-21 [DASS-21]). Four hundred and fourteen students aged 15–16 from five national secondary schools in Seremban and smartphone users have been recruited via cluster sampling. Students in remedial or special education classes, previously diagnosed with depression, anxiety or stress and absent on the day of data collection were excluded. The prevalence of PSU, probable depression, anxiety and stress were 43.5%, 31.6%, 48.3% and 26.8%, respectively. Most respondents reported mild to moderate severity for each psychological problem. However, three in ten respondents had multiple psychological problems. In both multiple logistic regression models, Malay students had higher daily usage, and the higher monthly costs were significantly associated with PSU when other confounding factors were controlled. A higher number of psychological problems was associated with PSU (adjusted odds ratio: 1.28, 95% confidence interval: 1.06–1.54; p=0.011) but not purpose of usage or individual psychological problem. PSU and psychological problems were prevalent among secondary school adolescents. These findings highlight the complex relationship between PSU and psychological problems that warrant further detailed studies.

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Prevalence of smartphone addiction among Asian medical students: A meta-analysis of multinational observational studies

Yu-fen

Liao

et al. 2022

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: High prevalence of smartphone addiction among medical students may contribute to adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of smartphone addiction, and explore the influencing factors and related mental health symptoms of smartphone addiction among Asian medical students. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed (MEDLINE), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and EMBASE were searched for relevant literature from the inception to September 10, 2021. Using Stata software 11.0, the meta-analysis of prevalence and the influencing factors of smartphone addiction were determined with 95% confidence intervals. Results: Nineteen articles, published between 2014 and 2019, were included, producing medical student studies from seven different Asian countries. The included studies were conducted in India ( n = 11) and Malaysia ( n = 3), with China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Nepal, and Iran each contributing one study. Among a total of 5,497 medical students, the participants included 3,214 females, of whom 2,181 were medical students with smartphone addiction. The prevalence of smartphone addiction among Asian medical students was 41.93% (95% CI [36.24%, 47.72%]). The influencing factors of smartphone addiction among medical students included gender, duration of smartphone use, smartphone function, and marital status. Ten studies (52.63%) explored related mental health symptoms of smartphone addiction among Asian medical students. Smartphone addiction was positively correlated with poor sleep quality ( r = .17–.31), stress ( r = .30–.40), anxiety, depression, neuroticism, and general health among Asian medical students. Conclusion: Smartphone addiction is highly prevalent among Asian medical students. Smartphone addiction may adversely affect mental health, resulting in sleep disturbance, stress, anxiety, depression, and neuroticism. It is necessary to take appropriate precautionary actions and interventions to prevent smartphone overuse among medical students.

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Smartphone usage and addiction among undergraduate dental students in Malaysia

Arora,

Wong,

Yee

et al. 2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Behavioral addiction to smartphones is a common phenomenon in the present digital age, wherein indulgence in these devices is compulsive and impacts physical, social, and psychological health of the population. The smartphones effect on a dental student's life is detrimental to their academics, health, and efficiency in providing clinical patient care. To assess use and addiction of smartphones among dental students under six major domains and to compare this based on their gender, ethnicity, and year of study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study using a validated questionnaire, Smartphone addiction scale was conducted among 349 undergraduate students (N = 349) at a private dental school in Malaysia. RESULTS: Overall results are presented as mean scores under six domains with total score as 142.40 (33.65). The total scores compared between two genders did not show statistical difference, however on comparing individual domains, females (25.25) had higher mean score for daily life disturbance (P = 0.013) and males (30.17) for cyberspace-oriented relationship (P = 0.001). Chinese students had higher scores with respect to withdrawal (32.45) and cyberspace-oriented relationship (29.48) as compared to other ethnicities. Year 4 students show higher scores than other years in daily life disturbance (27.44), tolerance (16.81), and overuse (16.51). CONCLUSION: Our research presents the extent and pattern of smartphone of usage and addiction among the undergraduate students at a dental school in Malaysia. The indicators of addiction highlighted in the study are pivotal in spreading awareness regarding this overuse and addiction as well as planning further research in this area.

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Smartphone Addiction and Its Relationship With Psychological Health Among Students of a Medical School in East Coast Malaysia

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Problematic Smartphone Use and Its Impact on the Psychology of Adolescents in Malaysia

Problematic Smartphone Use and Its Impact on the Psychology of Adolescents in Malaysia

Prevalence of smartphone addiction among Asian medical students: A meta-analysis of multinational observational studies

Smartphone usage and addiction among undergraduate dental students in Malaysia

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