The relations of internet and smartphone addictions to depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality among public university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia
| Autor: | Melisa Abdul Aziz, Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar, Normala Ibrahim, Azlin Baharudin, Norharlina Bahar, Kit-Aun Tan, Raynuha Mahadevan, Su Tein Sim, Wan Salwina Wan Ismail |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Universities media_common.quotation_subject education Anxiety Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Young adult Students Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Internet 030504 nursing Depression business.industry Addiction Malaysia Anxiety stress General Medicine Mental health 030227 psychiatry Behavior Addictive Suicide Cross-Sectional Studies Public university Female The Internet Smartphone Pshychiatric Mental Health medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Psychology Internet Addiction Disorder Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 56:949-955 |
| ISSN: | 1744-6163 0031-5990 |
| Popis: | Purpose This cross-sectional study examined the cyber-psychological correlates of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality among public university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Design and methods Participants were randomly selected using multi-stage sampling methods from three public universities in the study location. Participants completed measures of internet and smartphone addictions, depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality, along with sociodemographic items. Findings At bivariate level, both internet and smartphone addictions were found to have significant positive correlations with depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality. At multivariate level, only internet addiction emerged as a consistent significant predictor for depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality. Practice implications The present findings have implications for mental health professionals to routinely screen for psychological disturbance in young adults who have potential risks for internet addiction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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