Character of inhibitory control ability and the relationship with craving of mobile phone dependence college students / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#This aim of the study is to analyze the general and specific inhibition control of college students who have mobile phone dependence and their craving for mobile phone after the wastage of inhibition control resource, and to provide a reference for the intervention.@*Methods@#The Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale was used to screen 40 mobile phone dependence and 40 non-dependence college students, who were divided into two groups completed two conditions of Numerical Stroop Task with and without mobile phone ringing sound interference. Craving for mobile phone before and after the Numerical Stroop Task was assessed.@*Results@#Mobile phone dependence group had significantly more Stroop interference scores than mobile phone normal use group under the two conditions( F =19.34, P <0.01).After completing the Numerical Stroop Task under the interference condition, mobile phone dependence group experienced a significant boost craving of mobile phone ( t =-6.02, P <0.01). The scores of craving for mobile phones after the Numerical Stroop Task had significant positive relationships with Stroop interference scores( r =0.51, 0.51 , P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#The mobile phone dependence college students have poor inhibition control, inhibitory control which might associate with increase of craving for mobile phone.