Association between psychological and self-assessed health status and smartphone overuse among Korean college students
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BACKGROUND: Several studies suggest that subjective health status is closely related to various behavioral addictions, but there are few studies on smartphone overuse. AIM: This study investigated the associations between psychological and subjective health conditions and smartphone overuse in Korean college students. METHOD: A total of 608 college students participated in this study. We investigated the perceived psychological factors, such as stress, depression symptoms and suicidal ideation. Overall health status was evaluated with self-assessed items, including usual health condition and EuroQol-visual analog scales (EQ-VAS) score. Smartphone overuse was evaluated as the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale. RESULTS: Students with psychotic anxiety (i.e. stress, depression and suicidal ideation) showed significant associations with smartphone overuse, indicating an approximately twofold increased risk compared to those without psychological anxiety (all p < 0.05). Students who reported feeling that their usual health is not good were more likely to overuse smartphones than those who are in good health (OR = 1.98; 95% CI = 1.22-3.21). The EQ-VAS score, which indicates current self-assessed health status, also showed a similar result with general health status (OR = 2.14; 95% CI = 1.14-4.02). CONCLUSION: Negative conditions in self-perceived emotional or overall health condition are associated with the increased likelihood of smartphone overuse in Korean college students.
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One study reported an increased odds of suicidal ideation amongst those with PSU, assessed through a single screening question.
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- Authors
- Kim, H.-J., Min, J.-Y., Kim, H.-J., & Min, K.-B.
- Affiliations
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Min, Kyoung-Bok
- Venue
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-09-04
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-16
- ISSN
- 0963-8237 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0567
- OpenAlex
- W2752329585
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 18.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- smartphone overuse, smartphone addiction, self-rated health, psychological stress, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, psychotic anxiety, university students, behavioral addiction, Korean university students
- MeSH terms
- Smartphone, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Status, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Mental Health, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Self-Assessment, Students, Behavior, Addictive, Young Adult, Republic of Korea
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