Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study

<p dir="ltr">Addiction to smartphones is a global issue. Mental health disturbance is an emerging factor implicated in smartphone addiction. Whether depressive symptoms and anxiety are implicated in smartphone addiction in developing countries such as Jordan is a nexus that warrants...

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Main Author: Omar Gammoh (11819798) (author)
Other Authors: Salam Shannag (21081962) (author), Sereene Al-Jabari (21081965) (author), Rama Al-Shawaheen (21081968) (author), Saleh Bazi (14689369) (author), Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi (21081971) (author), Albara Alomari (20901146) (author)
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Sereene Al-Jabari (21081965)
Rama Al-Shawaheen (21081968)
Saleh Bazi (14689369)
Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi (21081971)
Albara Alomari (20901146)
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Salam Shannag (21081962)
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Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi (21081971)
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Salam Shannag (21081962)
Sereene Al-Jabari (21081965)
Rama Al-Shawaheen (21081968)
Saleh Bazi (14689369)
Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi (21081971)
Albara Alomari (20901146)
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Health services and systems
Human society
Sociology
Information and computing sciences
Human-centred computing
Psychology
Clinical and health psychology
Smartphone addiction
Mental health diseases
Depression
Anxiety
Insomnia
Unhealthy lifestyle habits
validated scale assessing
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description <p dir="ltr">Addiction to smartphones is a global issue. Mental health disturbance is an emerging factor implicated in smartphone addiction. Whether depressive symptoms and anxiety are implicated in smartphone addiction in developing countries such as Jordan is a nexus that warrants investigation. The present study investigated whether depressive symptoms and insomnia are correlated with smartphone addiction in a cohort of Jordanian participants. We adopted a cross-sectional design for a convenient sample, smartphone addiction, depressive symptoms, and insomnia were assessed using validated scales. Data analysis from 484 participants revealed that smartphone addiction was reported in 180 (37.1%) of the participants. Symptoms of severe depression and severe insomnia were reported in 174 (35.9%) and 198 (40.9%) of the participants respectively. The multivariable regression analysis showed that severe depressive symptoms and severe insomnia were significantly associated with addiction to smartphones (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.11–2.55, p = 0.01) and (OR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.46–3.29, p < 0.001) respectively. In conclusion, poor mental health outcomes are correlated with unhealthy lifestyle habits such as addiction to smartphones, the addressing these alarming mental health symptoms is required to optimize the well-being of the community.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Discover Mental Health<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44192-024-00123-z" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44192-024-00123-z</a></p>
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spelling Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional studyOmar Gammoh (11819798)Salam Shannag (21081962)Sereene Al-Jabari (21081965)Rama Al-Shawaheen (21081968)Saleh Bazi (14689369)Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi (21081971)Albara Alomari (20901146)Health sciencesHealth services and systemsHuman societySociologyInformation and computing sciencesHuman-centred computingPsychologyClinical and health psychologySmartphone addictionMental health diseasesDepressionAnxietyInsomniaUnhealthy lifestyle habitsvalidated scale assessing<p dir="ltr">Addiction to smartphones is a global issue. Mental health disturbance is an emerging factor implicated in smartphone addiction. Whether depressive symptoms and anxiety are implicated in smartphone addiction in developing countries such as Jordan is a nexus that warrants investigation. The present study investigated whether depressive symptoms and insomnia are correlated with smartphone addiction in a cohort of Jordanian participants. We adopted a cross-sectional design for a convenient sample, smartphone addiction, depressive symptoms, and insomnia were assessed using validated scales. Data analysis from 484 participants revealed that smartphone addiction was reported in 180 (37.1%) of the participants. Symptoms of severe depression and severe insomnia were reported in 174 (35.9%) and 198 (40.9%) of the participants respectively. The multivariable regression analysis showed that severe depressive symptoms and severe insomnia were significantly associated with addiction to smartphones (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.11–2.55, p = 0.01) and (OR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.46–3.29, p < 0.001) respectively. In conclusion, poor mental health outcomes are correlated with unhealthy lifestyle habits such as addiction to smartphones, the addressing these alarming mental health symptoms is required to optimize the well-being of the community.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Discover Mental Health<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44192-024-00123-z" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44192-024-00123-z</a></p>2024-12-19T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s44192-024-00123-zhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Addiction_to_smartphones_in_Arabs_is_associated_with_severe_depressive_symptoms_and_insomnia_a_cross-sectional_study/28784549CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/287845492024-12-19T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
Omar Gammoh (11819798)
Health sciences
Health services and systems
Human society
Sociology
Information and computing sciences
Human-centred computing
Psychology
Clinical and health psychology
Smartphone addiction
Mental health diseases
Depression
Anxiety
Insomnia
Unhealthy lifestyle habits
validated scale assessing
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title Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
title_full Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
title_short Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
title_sort Addiction to smartphones in Arabs is associated with severe depressive symptoms and insomnia: a cross-sectional study
topic Health sciences
Health services and systems
Human society
Sociology
Information and computing sciences
Human-centred computing
Psychology
Clinical and health psychology
Smartphone addiction
Mental health diseases
Depression
Anxiety
Insomnia
Unhealthy lifestyle habits
validated scale assessing