Problematic cell phone use for text messaging and substance abuse in early adolescence (11- to 13-year-olds)
| Autor: | Luigi Gallimberti, Alessandra Buja, Luis Javier Gomez Perez, Andrea Rabensteiner, Angela Vinelli, Alberto Terraneo, Vincenzo Baldo, Sonia Chindamo, Elena Marini |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Substance abuse Short Message Service Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Cross-sectional study Early adolescence 050109 social psychology Logistic regression Adolescents Odds 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Phone Surveys and Questionnaires Text messaging medicine Energy Drinks Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Alcohol consumption 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students Text Messaging Problematic cell phone use Energy drink consumption business.industry 05 social sciences medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Italy Adolescent Behavior Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Self Report business Alcoholic Intoxication Cell Phone Demography |
| Popis: | The aim of our study was to examine the association between problematic cell phone use (PCPU) for text messaging and substance abuse in young adolescents. This cross-sectional study was conducted on the basis of an ad hoc questionnaire, during the 2014–2015 school year in a province of the Veneto Region (Italy); it involved a sample of 1156 students in grades 6 to 8 (11 to 13 years old). A self-report scale based on the Short Message Service (SMS) Problem Use Diagnostic Questionnaire (SMS-PUDQ) was administered to assess the sample’s PCPU. A multivariate logistic regression model was applied to seek associations between PCPU (as the dependent variable) and independent variables. The proportion of students who reported a PCPU increased with age in girls (13.5 % in 6th grade, 16.4 % in 7th grade, and 19.5 % in 8th grade), but not in boys (14.3 % in 6th grade, 18.0 % in 7th grade, and 14.8 % in 8th grade). Logistic regression showed that drunkenness at least once and energy drink consumption raised the odds of PCPU, whereas reading books, higher average school marks, and longer hours of sleep were associated with lower odds of PCPU in early adolescence. Conclusion: our findings confirm a widespread PCPU for text messaging among early adolescents. The odds of PCPU is greater in young people at risk of other substance abuse behavior. |
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