Prevalence and factors associated with smartphone addiction among nursing postgraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel study from China's mainland

作者全名："Liu, Jie; Yu, Xingfeng; Kong, Lingna; Zhou, Xiaobo"

作者地址："[Liu, Jie] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Nursing, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Yu, Xingfeng] Shaanxi Prov Peoples Hosp, Nursing Dept, Xian, Shanxi, Peoples R China; [Kong, Lingna] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Nursing, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Zhou, Xiaobo] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Reprod Med Ctr, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Zhou, XB (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Reprod Med Ctr, Chongqing, Peoples R China."

来源：BMC PSYCHIATRY

ESI学科分类：PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY

WOS号：WOS:001115198600001

JCR分区：Q2

影响因子：3.4

年份：2023

卷号：23

期号：1

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文献类型：Article

关键词：Addiction; Smartphone; Nursing students; Postgraduate; Cross-sectional study

摘要："Background Smartphone addiction is prevalent among college students, and there is a concern that the COVID-19 pandemic may bring an increased prevalence of smartphone addiction due to constant online classes and repeat quarantine policies. This study aims to assess the prevalence and influencing factors of smartphone addiction among Chinese nursing postgraduates during the pandemic by examining variables, including loneliness, perceived stress, resilience, and sense of security.Methods This online cross-sectional survey recruited 224 nursing postgraduates in four cities in 2022, using Smartphone Addiction Scale for College Students, the Chinese version of Perceived Stress Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3, Chinese version of the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Security Questionnaire. Hierarchical regression analysis and logistic regression analysis were performed to explore the associated factors and predictors of smartphone addiction.Results During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of smartphone addiction was 10.41%. There was a positive correlation between smartphone addiction and loneliness, perceived stress (P < 0.001), and a negative relationship with resilience and sense of security (P < 0.001). The logistic regression analysis identified five risk factors that contribute to smartphone addiction, including daily duration of using a smartphone (3-5 h) (OR = 11.085, 95%CI = 1.21-101.79), numbers of smartphone (OR = 3.704, 95%CI = 1.33-10.30), perceived stress (OR = 1.163, 95%CI = 1.06-1.28), loneliness (OR = 1.071, 95%CI = 1.01-1.13), age of using a smartphone first time (OR = 0.754, 95%CI = 0.60-0.95). Two protective factors, resilience (OR = 1.098, 95%CI = 1.01-1.20) and sense of security (OR = 0.950, 95%CI = 0.90-1.00), were identified.Conclusions Collectively, our study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, smartphone addiction was prevalent among nursing postgraduates, and loneliness and perceived stress are important risk factors for smartphone addiction. Therefore, administrators should adopt targeted interventions to reduce smartphone addiction and the negative impacts on the psychological well-being of nursing postgraduates during a sudden outbreak of a national epidemic crisis."

基金机构：National Natural Science Foundation of China

基金资助正文：We appreciate all the nursing postgraduates who participated in the survey and all the authors to authorize permission to use the questionnaires in this study.