Department of Community Medicine, Shri M P Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 10;24(1):2462. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19991-9.
The pervasive use of smartphones among adolescents has raised concerns about addiction and its impact on mental well-being. This study investigates the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its associations with socio-demographic factors, parenting styles, and mental health among Indian adolescents.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 560 school-going adolescents (aged 15-19) in Gujarat, India, from January to October 2023. Data was collected using validated scales: the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with smartphone addiction.
The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 64.6%. Urban residence (AOR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.8-3.3), higher parental education (AOR: 3.3, 95% CI: 1.7-4.3 for graduate fathers), longer smartphone use (AOR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.7-3.6 for > 3 years), and higher socioeconomic status (AOR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.5-3.51) were associated with increased odds of addiction. Authoritarian and permissive parenting styles in both parents were positively associated with smartphone addiction, while authoritative parenting was negatively associated. Smartphone addiction was strongly associated with mental health issues, particularly with severe stress (AOR: 10.82, 95% CI: 5.11-22.88, p < 0.001).
Smartphone addiction is highly prevalent among Indian adolescents and is significantly associated with urban living, higher socioeconomic status, non-authoritative parenting styles, and poor mental health. These findings underscore the need for digital literacy programs, parenting interventions promoting authoritative styles, and mental health support to foster healthy smartphone use among adolescents.
青少年普遍使用智能手机引发了人们对其成瘾问题及其对心理健康影响的担忧。本研究旨在调查印度青少年智能手机成瘾的流行情况及其与社会人口因素、父母教养方式和心理健康的关联。
本研究于 2023 年 1 月至 10 月在印度古吉拉特邦的 560 名在校青少年（年龄在 15-19 岁之间）中进行了一项横断面研究。使用经过验证的量表收集数据：智能手机成瘾量表-简短版（SAS-SV）、父母教养方式和维度问卷（PSDQ）和抑郁焦虑压力量表-21 版（DASS-21）。采用二变量和多变量逻辑回归分析来确定与智能手机成瘾相关的因素。
智能手机成瘾的流行率为 64.6%。城市居住（优势比 [AOR]：2.4，95%置信区间 [CI]：1.8-3.3）、父母较高的教育程度（父亲为研究生：AOR：3.3，95%CI：1.7-4.3）、较长的智能手机使用时间（AOR：2.08，95%CI：3 年以上：1.7-3.6）和较高的社会经济地位（AOR：1.9，95%CI：1.5-3.51）与成瘾风险增加相关。父母双方的专制和放任教养方式与智能手机成瘾呈正相关，而权威教养方式则呈负相关。智能手机成瘾与心理健康问题密切相关，尤其是与严重压力（AOR：10.82，95%CI：5.11-22.88，p<0.001）。
智能手机成瘾在印度青少年中非常普遍，与城市居住、较高的社会经济地位、非权威教养方式和较差的心理健康密切相关。这些发现强调了需要开展数字素养计划、促进权威教养方式的教养干预措施以及为青少年提供心理健康支持，以促进其健康使用智能手机。
