IGGMB Research Institute for Basic and Frontier Questions of Medicine and Biotechnology, Health Research Institute, Salzburg Federal Hospital (SALK), University Clinics of the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Int J Public Health. 2012 Apr;57(2):437-41. doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0234-z. Epub 2011 Feb 3.
This study aims to address possible associations between excessive or dysfunctional use of mobile phones and certain psychological variables.
Our study focuses on Problematic Mobile Phone Use (PU) in 196 young adults. A survey was arranged to measure PU, daily mobile phone use in minutes, use of short message service (SMS) and also included psychological and health variables (e.g., chronic stress, depression).
Statistic analysis indicates that chronic stress, low emotional stability, female gender, young age, depression, and extraversion are associated with PU.
Future research needs to clarify the causality of these findings and should also intend to develop concepts for a more meaningful use of mobile phone and related technologies.
本研究旨在探讨过度或功能失调地使用手机与某些心理变量之间可能存在的关联。
我们的研究集中在 196 名年轻成年人的手机使用问题上。安排了一项调查来衡量手机使用问题（PU）、每天使用手机的分钟数、短信服务的使用情况，还包括心理和健康变量（例如慢性压力、抑郁）。
统计分析表明，慢性压力、情绪稳定性低、女性、年轻、抑郁和外向与手机使用问题有关。
未来的研究需要澄清这些发现的因果关系，还应致力于开发更有意义地使用手机和相关技术的概念。
