Xu Xiaopan, Li Hongwei, Bai Ru, Liu Qingqi
Institute for Public Policy and Social Management Innovation, College of Political Science and Public Administration, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China.
School of History and Culture, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2024 Dec 18;17:4315-4329. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S487298. eCollection 2024.
Prior research has indicated that mobile phone addiction (MPA) significantly contributes to depression. However, there is a research gap in exploring the distinct impacts of various types of MPA on depression, along with the potential moderating effect of gender. The current study investigated whether the relationship between MPA and depression varies depending on the types of MPA and gender.
A one-year longitudinal study was undertaken at two high schools in Central China. Data was gathered at two time points (Time 1/T1 and Time 2/T2) with a one-year gap between assessments. A total of 480 adolescents, aged 12 to 19 years old, completed all questionnaires assessing four types of mobile phone addiction at T1, as well as depression at T1 and T2.
The findings demonstrated significant positive associations between all four types of MPA at T1 and depression at T2. Additionally, gender was found to moderate the associations between three types of MPA and depression. Specifically, among girls, T1 social media addiction had a stronger predictive effect on T2 depression compared to boys. Conversely, among boys, T1 game addiction had a more pronounced predictive effect on T2 depression, which was less significant among girls. Moreover, in boys, T1 short-form video addiction had a noteworthy predictive effect on T2 depression, but this effect was not significant in girls. However, it is worth noting that T1 information acquisition addiction had a significant predictive effect on T2 depression in both boys and girls, with no noticeable gender difference.
The current study has enhanced our understanding of the impact of MPA on mental health by examining the correlation between different types of MPA and depression across genders. The findings provide valuable insights for reducing depression among adolescents of different genders by considering their mobile phone usage patterns.
先前的研究表明，手机成瘾（MPA）会显著导致抑郁。然而，在探索不同类型的手机成瘾对抑郁的独特影响以及性别的潜在调节作用方面，存在研究空白。本研究调查了手机成瘾与抑郁之间的关系是否因手机成瘾类型和性别而异。
在中国中部的两所高中进行了为期一年的纵向研究。在两个时间点（时间1/T1和时间2/T2）收集数据，两次评估之间间隔一年。共有480名年龄在12至19岁之间的青少年完成了所有问卷，这些问卷在T1评估了四种类型的手机成瘾，在T1和T2评估了抑郁情况。
研究结果表明，T1时所有四种类型的手机成瘾与T2时的抑郁之间均存在显著的正相关。此外，发现性别会调节三种类型的手机成瘾与抑郁之间的关联。具体而言，在女孩中，与男孩相比，T1时的社交媒体成瘾对T2时的抑郁具有更强的预测作用。相反，在男孩中，T1时的游戏成瘾对T2时的抑郁具有更显著的预测作用，而在女孩中则不太显著。此外，在男孩中，T1时的短视频成瘾对T2时的抑郁具有显著的预测作用，但在女孩中这种作用不显著。然而，值得注意的是，T1时的信息获取成瘾对男孩和女孩的T2时抑郁均有显著的预测作用，且没有明显的性别差异。
本研究通过考察不同类型的手机成瘾与不同性别的抑郁之间的相关性，加深了我们对手机成瘾对心理健康影响的理解。研究结果为通过考虑不同性别的青少年手机使用模式来减少抑郁提供了有价值的见解。
