Legal and Forensic Medicine Area, Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain; Legal and Forensic Research Group, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Pascual Parrilla (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Department of Pharmacology, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain; Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Research Group, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Pascual Parrilla (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2024 Oct;52(5):632-640. doi: 10.62641/aep.v52i5.1664.
Addiction to smartphone is defined as the disability to cease using the device despite the physical, psychological, or social consequences. The diagnosis of this disorder is increasing exponentially among teenagers, even more so after Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to analyze the risk of mobile phone addiction among teenagers in Italy and its relationship with other risk behaviors, such as drug consumption and emotional well-being, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in Catania, Sicily, during 2022. The study sample comprised 342 students from a secondary education center that answered to a validated Italian version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV) accessing through computers and mobile devices. Subjective Wellbeing was measured with the Personal Wellbeing Index-School Children (PWI-SC). Also, they completed the NIAAA Brief Alcohol Use Screener.
Our results showed that 30.1% of students who participated in the survey were classified with a smartphone addiction. Besides, most of the participants used the Smartphone for social networks (86.0%). Regarding the other aspects measured, the mean self-perceived well-being score measured with the PWI-SC was 55.5, and 36.2% of participants were categorized as "high risk" for depression. Finally, four out of ten participants were at "moderate or high risk" of an alcohol use disorder.
Our results suggest that the use of mobile phones is increasing in adolescents, an age group also exposed to social and health problems.
智能手机成瘾是指尽管存在身体、心理或社会后果，但仍无法停止使用该设备的能力。这种疾病的诊断在青少年中的发病率呈指数级增长，尤其是在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行之后。本研究旨在分析意大利青少年手机成瘾的风险及其与其他风险行为（如吸毒和情绪健康）的关系，这些行为是在 COVID-19 大流行之后发生的。
这是一项在西西里岛卡塔尼亚进行的横断面观察性研究。2022 年，研究样本包括来自一所中等教育中心的 342 名学生，他们通过计算机和移动设备回答了经过验证的意大利版智能手机成瘾量表短版（SAS-SV）。主观幸福感采用个人幸福感指数-儿童版（PWI-SC）进行衡量。此外，他们还完成了 NIAAA 简短酒精使用筛查。
我们的结果表明，参与调查的学生中有 30.1%被归类为智能手机成瘾。此外，大多数参与者使用智能手机进行社交网络（86.0%）。关于测量的其他方面，用 PWI-SC 测量的自我感知幸福感平均得分为 55.5，36.2%的参与者被归类为“高风险”抑郁。最后，十分之四的参与者有“中度或高度”的酒精使用障碍风险。
我们的研究结果表明，手机在青少年中的使用正在增加，而青少年这一群体也面临着社会和健康问题。
