التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Nomophobia among university students in five Arab countries in the Middle East: prevalence and risk factors. |
| العنوان البديل: |
Authors information:. (French) |
| المؤلفون: |
Naser, Abdallah Y, Alwafi, Hassan, Itani, Rania, Alzayani, Salman, Qadus, Sami, Al-Rousan, Rabaa, Abdelwahab, Ghada Mohammad, Dahmash, Eman, AlQatawneh, Ahmad, Khojah, Hani M J, Kautsar, Angga Prawira, Alabbasi, Renan, Alsahaf, Nouf, Qutub, Razan, Alrawashdeh, Hamzeh Mohammad, Abukhalaf, Amer Hamad Issa, Bahlol, Mohamed |
| المصدر: |
BMC Psychiatry; 7/26/2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p, 5 Charts, 1 Graph |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
COLLEGE students, ARAB students, CELL phones, COVID-19 pandemic |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
EGYPT, LEBANON, JORDAN |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Excessive use of mobile phones leading to development of symptoms suggestive of dependence syndrome with teenagers are far more likely to become dependent on mobile phones as compared to adults. COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of several groups in society, especially university students. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of mobile phone dependence among university students and its associated factors. Methods: Between September 2021 and January 2022, a cross-sectional study was conducted at universities in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia utilizing an online and paper-based self-administered questionnaire. We employed a previously developed questionnaire by Aggarwal et al. Results: A total of 5,720 university students were involved in this study (Egypt = 2813, Saudi Arabia = 1509, Jordan = 766, Lebanon = 432, and Bahrain = 200). The mean estimated daily time spent on using mobile phone was 186.4 (94.4) minutes. The highest mobile dependence score was observed for the university students from Egypt and the lowest mobile dependence score was observed for the university students from Lebanon. The most common dependence criteria across the study sample was impaired control (55.6%) and the least common one was harmful use (25.1%). Females and those reported having anxiety problem or using a treatment for anxiety were at higher risk of developing mobile phone dependence by 15% and 75%, respectively. Conclusion: Mobile phone dependence is common among university students in Arab countries in the Middle East region. Future studies exploring useful interventions to decrease mobile phone dependence are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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