Excessive smartphone use and its correlations with social anxiety and quality of life among medical students in a public university in Malaysia

A cross-sectional study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15523970
AutoresHajar Mohd Salleh Sahimi (0000-0002-5753-3479, National University of Malaysia), Mohd Hafiz Norzan (Hospital Kuala Lumpur), Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar (0000-0002-6262-229X, National University of Malaysia), Shalisah Sharip (0000-0002-2130-739X, National University of Malaysia), Ammar Ashraf (0000-0003-2854-976X, National University of Malaysia), Kamaleshini Shanmugam (National University of Malaysia), Nur Shahirah Bistamam (National University of Malaysia), Najat Emir Mohammad Arrif (National University of Malaysia), Saathish Kumar (National University of Malaysia), Marhani Midin (National University of Malaysia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen13
Páginas956168-956168
Fecha de publicación2022-11-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2022.956168
PMID36506446
OpenAlexW4309848465
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas79

Almost half of the students were found to have smartphone overdependence. Excessive smartphone use has shown a significant relationship with an increased risk for social anxiety, reduction in self-esteem, and quality of life among medical students. A closer look into the possible intervention is needed in the future to curb the negative effects arising from excessive smartphone use

Anxiety · Bivariate analysis · Correlation · Cross-sectional study · Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Regression analysis · Scale (ratio · Social support · Statistics · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology