Journal article
Mobile phone addiction in Tibetan and Han Chinese adolescents
Li Lu, Dan-Dan Xu, Huan-Zhong Liu, Ling Zhang, Chee H Ng, Gabor S Ungvari, Weng Tong Wu, Yi-Fan Xiang, Feng-Rong An, Yu-Tao Xiang
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care | WILEY | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12336
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare mobile phone addiction (MPA) patterns between Tibetan and Han adolescents in China. DESIGN AND METHODS: The study was carried out in two provinces of China. The Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAS) was used to assess MPA. FINDINGS: Seven hundred and five Tibetan and 606 Han students participated in the study. The MPAS total score was 24.4 ± 11.4 in the whole sample; 27.3 ± 10.8 and 20.9 ± 11.2 in Tibetan and Han students, respectively. Quality of life (QOL) in the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains was negatively associated with MPA. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Compared with Han students, Tibetan students were found to have more severe MPA. Given its neg..
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Awarded by National Key Research & Development Program of China
Awarded by Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Ascent Plan
Awarded by Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support
Awarded by University of Macau
Funding Acknowledgements
National Key Research & Development Program of China, Grant/Award Number: 2016YFC1307200; Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Ascent Plan, Grant/Award Number: DFL20151801; Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support, Grant/Award Number: ZYLX201607; University of Macau, Grant/Award Numbers: MYRG2016-00005-FHS, MYRG201500230-FHS