Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 404332, Taiwan.
Department of Psychiatry & Brain Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404332, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 16;18(14):7588. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147588.
Over the past two decades, smartphones have become common, and the accompanying devices have also become much more popular and easily accessible worldwide. With the development of smartphones, accompanied by internet facilities, excessive smartphone use or smartphone addiction may cause sleep disturbance and daily dysfunction. This study proposed examining the association between personality traits and smartphone addiction and its effects on sleep disturbance. Four hundred and twenty-two university participants (80 male and 342 female participants) with a mean age of 20.22 years old were recruited in this study. All participants were asked to complete the following questionnaires: Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI), Tri-dimensional personality questionnaire (TPQ), and Chinese Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire Index (CPSQI). The results showed that people with a high tendency toward novelty seeking (NS) as a personality trait, compared to those with lower tendency toward NS, are more likely to become addicted to smartphone use. Moreover, those with a stronger trait of being NS and specific impulsivity factor were found to have higher total scores in the SPAI ( < 0.05). In addition, linear regression analysis showed that the individuals with higher scores for withdrawal symptoms on the SPAI and anticipatory worry factor on the TPQ tended to have higher CPSQI total scores ( < 0.05). This information may be useful for prevention in individuals with personality traits making them vulnerable to smartphone addiction and for designing intervention programs to reduce intensive smartphone use and programs to increase capability in managing smartphone use.
在过去的二十年中，智能手机变得普及，伴随而来的设备也在全球范围内变得更加流行和易于获取。随着智能手机的发展，伴随着互联网设施，过度使用智能手机或智能手机成瘾可能会导致睡眠障碍和日常功能障碍。本研究旨在探讨人格特质与智能手机成瘾之间的关系，以及它们对睡眠障碍的影响。本研究共招募了 422 名大学生（80 名男性和 342 名女性），平均年龄为 20.22 岁。所有参与者都被要求完成以下问卷：智能手机成瘾量表（SPAI）、三维人格问卷（TPQ）和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（CPSQI）。结果表明，具有高寻求新奇倾向（NS）人格特质的人，与具有较低 NS 倾向的人相比，更容易沉迷于智能手机使用。此外，具有更强的 NS 特质和特定冲动性因素的人在 SPAI 中表现出更高的总分（<0.05）。此外，线性回归分析表明，在 SPAI 中出现更高的戒断症状评分和 TPQ 中预期焦虑因素的个体，其 CPSQI 总分往往更高（<0.05）。这些信息对于预防具有使他们易患智能手机成瘾的人格特质的个体，以及设计减少高强度智能手机使用和提高管理智能手机使用能力的干预计划可能是有用的。
