Journal article
The severity of mobile phone addiction and its relationship with quality of life in Chinese university students
L Li, GKI Lok, SL Mei, XL Cui, L Li, CH Ng, GS Ungvari, J Zhang, FR An, YT Xiang
Peerj | PEERJ INC | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8859
Abstract
Objective: This study examined the severity of mobile phone addiction and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in Chinese university students. Methods: A total of 2,312 university students from Macao, Hong Kong and mainland China participated in this cross-sectional study. The Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) rating instruments were used to assess the severity of mobile phone addiction and QOL, respectively. Results: Compared to students in mainland China, those in Macao and Hong Kong were more likely to have excessive mobile phone use. Multiple linear regression revealed that high academic pressure and ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project for Investigational New Drug (IND: 2018ZX09201-014), and the University of Macau (MYRG2019-00066-FHS). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.