The Association between Smartphone Addiction, Depression and Anxiety among Medical Students in Jordan
Jordan Medical Journal
; 57(1):54-61, 2023.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2312318
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Awareness of psychological disorders such as smartphone addiction, anxiety, and depression is a trending research area in the scientific community that has further escalated with the impact of COVID-19. In this regard, young adults and medical students are already considered to be under a high level of stress academically and culturally. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and smartphone addiction among medical students in Jordan. Method(s) A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online structured questionnaire. The survey was completed by 164 male and female medical students stratified by years one to three in the basic medical sciences. The survey consisted of items from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), in addition to two questions concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smartphone addiction. Result(s) Among the students who participated, the mean age was 18.9, with almost half (47.2%) being first-year students. The results showed no significant difference in stress, anxiety or cell phone addiction based on gender or academic year. The logistic regression model was not statistically significant regarding the covariates, except for GAD, which had an OR=1.15 (CI 1.06 -1.25). Furthermore, SAS-SV was positively correlated with GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores (r=0.42, r=0.2, p< 0.000, p=0.029, respectively). Conclusion(s) The results of the study showed a statistically significant positive correlation between smartphone addiction, depression, and anxiety. These variables were not statistically different among medical students in terms of gender and academic year.Copyright © 2023 DSR Publishers / The University of Jordan. All Rights Reserved.
anxiety; Cross-sectional study; depression; gad-7; medical students; phq-9; sas-sv; smartphone addiction; adult; article; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; female; gender; Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; human; Jordan; male; medical student; pandemic; patient health questionnaire; Patient Health Questionnaire 9; physiological stress; smartphone addiction scale short version; structured questionnaire; young adult
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Jordan Medical Journal
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2023
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