Associations Between Online Learning, Smartphone Addiction Problems, and Psychological Symptoms in Chinese College Students After the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID22074608
AutoresChi Zhang (0000-0003-0034-843X, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Jinjuan Hao (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Ye Liu (0000-0003-1002-0358, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Ju Cui (0000-0002-5070-0609, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, autor correspondente), Hao Yu (0009-0004-5499-5565, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume10
Páginas881074-881074
Data de publicação2022-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2022.881074
PMID35602144
OpenAlexW4225424600
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas60

Background Smartphone-based online education gained popularity during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Although recent studies have highlighted the association between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and mental health symptoms, the potential role of online learning in this relationship remains unclear. This study aimed t o analyze the relationships between higher education modes, PSU, and related psychological symptoms in university students. Methods A total of 1,629 Chinese university students from five provinces completed a web-based questionnaire survey between March 2020 and October 2021. Demographic characteristics and learning conditions were recorded. All participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, Patient Health Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and Athens Insomnia Scale. Multiple regressions models and stratified analyses were used to examine the association between online education mode, PSU, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Results The prevalence of PSU was 58.5%. Students who relied primarily on online learning had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms (29.95% vs. 22.24%), anxiety symptoms (25.13% vs. 18.91%), and insomnia symptoms (75.89% vs. 70.27%) than those who relied on traditional face-to-face learning ( Ps < 0.05). After adjusting for covariates, subjects with PSU were more likely to report depressive symptoms (AdjOR = 3.14, 95% CI = 2.26–4.37), anxiety symptoms (AdjOR = 3.73, 95% CI = 2.13–4.59), and insomnia symptoms (AdjOR = 2.96, 95% CI = 2.23–3.92) than those without PSU. Furthermore, the associations of PSU with depressive symptoms (OR = 4.66 vs. 2.33, P for interaction = 0.015) and anxiety symptoms (OR = 6.05 vs. 2.94, P for interaction = 0.021) were more pronounced in the online learning group. Conclusion Our study provides preliminary evidence that Chinese university students have serious smartphone addiction problems, which are associated with depressive, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms. Online learning is found to exacerbate PSU and mental health problems. Our findings provide valuable information for targeted psychological interventions in the post-COVID-19 era

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Addiction · Disease · Multimedia · Online learning · Pandemic · Pathology · Psychiatry · Smartphone addiction · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Virology