Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Sriphum, Muang Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
PLoS One. 2019 Jan 7;14(1):e0210294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210294. eCollection 2019.
Despite the pervasive use of smartphones among university students, there is still a dearth of research examining the association between smartphone use and psychological well-being among this population. The current study addresses this research gap by investigating the relationship between smartphone use and psychological well-being among university students in Thailand.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2018 among university students aged 18-24 years from the largest university in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The primary outcome was psychological well-being, and was assessed using the Flourishing Scale. Smartphone use, the primary independent variable, was measured by five items which had been adapted from the eight-item Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet Addiction. All scores above the median value were defined as being indicative of excessive smartphone use.
Out of the 800 respondents, 405 (50.6%) were women. In all, 366 (45.8%) students were categorized as being excessive users of smartphones. Students with excessive use of smartphones had lower scores the psychological well-being than those who did not use smartphone excessively (B = -1.60; P < 0.001). Female students had scores for psychological well-being that were, on average, 1.24 points higher than the scores of male students (P < 0.001).
This study provides some of the first insights into the negative association between excessive smartphone use and the psychological well-being of university students. Strategies designed to promote healthy smartphone use could positively impact the psychological well-being of students.
尽管智能手机在大学生中广泛使用，但仍缺乏研究探讨智能手机使用与该人群心理健康之间的关系。本研究通过调查泰国大学生智能手机使用与心理健康之间的关系来填补这一研究空白。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2018 年 1 月至 3 月期间在泰国清迈最大的大学的 18-24 岁大学生中进行。主要结局是心理健康，使用《繁荣量表》进行评估。智能手机使用作为主要的独立变量，通过从八项《青少年网络成瘾诊断问卷》中改编的五个项目进行测量。所有得分高于中位数的均被定义为过度使用智能手机。
在 800 名受访者中，有 405 名（50.6%）是女性。在所有学生中，有 366 名（45.8%）学生被归类为过度使用智能手机。与不频繁使用智能手机的学生相比，过度使用智能手机的学生的心理健康得分较低（B = -1.60；P < 0.001）。女生的心理健康得分平均比男生高 1.24 分（P < 0.001）。
本研究首次提供了一些关于过度使用智能手机与大学生心理健康之间存在负相关的见解。旨在促进健康使用智能手机的策略可能会对学生的心理健康产生积极影响。
