Association of mobile phone dependence, anxiety symptoms and uncertainty stress among medical undergraduates

SHEN Xinyu; XUE Yangrun; XU Chaoyu; XUE Kaiwen; LYU Hui; LI Xuefang; WANG Wei

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.11.013

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SHEN Xinyu, XUE Yangrun, XU Chaoyu, XUE Kaiwen, LYU Hui, LI Xuefang, WANG Wei. Association of mobile phone dependence, anxiety symptoms and uncertainty stress among medical undergraduates[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(11): 1650-1654. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.11.013

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SHEN Xinyu, XUE Yangrun, XU Chaoyu, XUE Kaiwen, LYU Hui, LI Xuefang, WANG Wei. Association of mobile phone dependence, anxiety symptoms and uncertainty stress among medical undergraduates[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(11): 1650-1654. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.11.013

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SHEN Xinyu, XUE Yangrun, XU Chaoyu, XUE Kaiwen, LYU Hui, LI Xuefang, WANG Wei. Association of mobile phone dependence, anxiety symptoms and uncertainty stress among medical undergraduates[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(11): 1650-1654. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.11.013

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Association of mobile phone dependence, anxiety symptoms and uncertainty stress among medical undergraduates

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.11.013

School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou (221004), Jiangsu Province, China

Received Date: 2023-04-27
Rev Recd Date: 2023-08-24

Available Online: 2023-11-27

Publish Date: 2023-11-25

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Objective To explore medical students' mobile phone dependence and anxiety symptoms, as well as the association between their interaction and uncertainty stress, so as to provide a reference for uncertainty stress prevention and intervention in medical students intervention. Methods From November to December 2022, a total of 2 085 medical students from a medical university were selected by using stratified cluster random sampling. A questionnaire survey was conducted by using the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version(SAS-SV), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Uncertainty Stress Scale. Logistic regression was used to analyze the influence of mobile phone dependence and anxiety symptoms on uncertainty stress in medical students, and multiplicative and additive interaction models were employed to analyze their interaction. Results The detection rate of uncertainty stress was 26.2%. After adjusting for gender, age and other confounders, Logistic regression analysis showed that both mobile phone dependence and anxiety symptoms were related to uncertainty stress in medical students [OR (95%CI)=4.05(3.22-5.10), 9.80(6.84-14.03), P < 0.05]. Interaction analysis revealed no multiplicative interaction between mobile phone dependence and anxiety on uncertainty stress; however, additive interactions were observed [OR(95%CI)=39.59(24.60-62.74), RERI (95%CI)=26.68(8.07-45.28), AP(95%CI)=0.67(0.48-0.87), S(95%CI)=3.24(1.73-6.34), P < 0.05]. Conclusions Mobile phone dependence and anxiety symptoms in medical students are related to uncertainty stress, and they have a synergistic effect. Reducing medical students' dependence on mobile phones and alleviating their anxiety will help reduce the occurrence of uncertainty stress.
- Cellular phone,
- Behavior, addictive,
- Anxiety,
- Mental health,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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