Wang Wei, Xu Huiqiong, Li Shuqin, Jiang Zhicheng, Sun Yanjun, Wan Yuhui
Department of Chinical Medicine, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
School of Public Health and Health Management, Anhui Medical College, Hefei, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 8;14:1281847. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1281847. eCollection 2023.
Psychological problems often occur in college students, with the most common ones being depression and anxiety symptoms. Exploring the risk factors that influence depression and anxiety symptoms in college students is essential to promote their physical and mental health.
This study aimed to investigate the independent and interaction effects of problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and the number of close friends (NCFs) on depression and anxiety symptoms and the comorbidity of these symptoms among college students.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Huainan, Anhui Province, and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in China from October to December 2022. Data from 7,617 college students were collected. The Patient Health Questionnaire and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 were used to evaluate depression and anxiety symptoms. The PMPU data were collected by the Mobile Phone Addiction Type Scale. Multinomial logistic regression models were performed to examine the associations of PMPU and NCFs with depression and anxiety symptoms and their interaction effects.
PMPU and lack of close friends significantly increased the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms and the comorbidity of these symptoms in college students ( < 0.001). In addition, the effects of PMPU and lack of close friends on depression and anxiety symptoms in college students were interactive ( < 0.001). No significant sex differences were found.
PMPU and lack of close friends are important risk factors for depression, anxiety, and the comorbidity of these symptoms in college students in China.
心理问题在大学生中经常出现，最常见的是抑郁和焦虑症状。探索影响大学生抑郁和焦虑症状的风险因素对于促进他们的身心健康至关重要。
本研究旨在调查问题手机使用（PMPU）和亲密朋友数量（NCF）对大学生抑郁和焦虑症状及其症状共病的独立和交互作用。
于2022年10月至12月在中国安徽省淮南市和江苏省苏州市进行了一项横断面调查。收集了7617名大学生的数据。使用患者健康问卷和广泛性焦虑障碍-7来评估抑郁和焦虑症状。通过手机成瘾类型量表收集PMPU数据。采用多项逻辑回归模型来检验PMPU和NCF与抑郁和焦虑症状的关联及其交互作用。
PMPU和缺乏亲密朋友显著增加了大学生抑郁和焦虑症状及其症状共病的风险（<0.001）。此外，PMPU和缺乏亲密朋友对大学生抑郁和焦虑症状的影响具有交互作用（<0.001）。未发现显著的性别差异。
PMPU和缺乏亲密朋友是中国大学生抑郁、焦虑及其症状共病的重要风险因素。
