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Title: | Comparing generalized and specific problematic smartphone/internet use : longitudinal relationships between smartphone application-based addiction and social media addiction and psychological distress | Authors: | Chen, IH Pakpour, AH Leung, H Potenza, MN Su, JA Lin, CY Griffiths, MD |
Issue Date: | Jun-2020 | Source: | Journal of behavioral addictions, June 2020, v. 9, no. 2, p. 410-410 | Abstract: | Background and aims: The literature has proposed two types of problematic smartphone/internet use. generalized problematic use and specific problematic use. However, longitudinal findings on the associations between the two types of problematic use and psychological distress are lacking among Fast Asians. The present study examined temporal associations between both generalized and specific problematic use of the smartphone/internet, and psychological distress. Methods: Hong Kong University students (N = 308; 100 males; mean age = 23.75 years: SD +/- 5.15) were recruited with follow-ups at three, six, and nine months after baseline assessment. All participants completed the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (for generalized problematic smartphone/intemet use), the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (for specific problematic smartphone/internet use), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (for psychological distress) in each assessment. Latent growth modeling (LGM) was constructed to understand temporal associations between generalized/specific problematic use and psychological distress. Results Conclusion: The initial level of problematic use of smartphone/internet increased the psychological distress among university students. Helping young adults address problematic use of the smartphone/internet may prevent psychological distress. |
Keywords: | Problematic internet use Problematic smartphone use Longitudinal study Psychological distress Young adults |
Publisher: | Akademiai Kiado Rt | Journal: | Journal of behavioral addictions | ISSN: | 2062-5871 | EISSN: | 2063-5303 | DOI: | 10.1556/2006.2020.00023 | Rights: | © 2020 The Author(s) Open Access statement. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated. The following publication Chen, I., Pakpour, A. H., Leung, H., Potenza, M. N., Su, J., Lin, C., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Comparing generalized and specific problematic smartphone/internet use: Longitudinal relationships between smartphone application-based addiction and social media addiction and psychological distress, Journal of Behavioral Addictions J Behav Addict, 9(2), 410-419 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00023 |
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