Mobile phone addiction in Tibetan and Han Chinese adolescents

Li Lu; Dan Dan Xu; Huan Zhong Liu; Ling Zhang; Chee H. Ng; Gabor S. Ungvari; Weng Tong Wu; Yi Fan Xiang; Feng Rong An; Yu Tao Xiang

doi:10.1111/ppc.12336

Mobile phone addiction in Tibetan and Han Chinese adolescents

Li Lu
, Dan Dan Xu
, Huan Zhong Liu
, Ling Zhang
, Chee H. Ng
, Gabor S. Ungvari
, Weng Tong Wu
, Yi Fan Xiang
, Feng Rong An
, Yu Tao Xiang

University of Macau
Technology
Anhui Medical University
Capital Medical University
University of Melbourne
University of Notre Dame Australia
Graylands Hospital
University of Western Australia
Macau Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College
Pui Ching Middle School Macau

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare mobile phone addiction (MPA) patterns between Tibetan and Han adolescents in China. Design and Methods: The study was carried out in two provinces of China. The Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAS) was used to assess MPA. Findings: Seven hundred and five Tibetan and 606 Han students participated in the study. The MPAS total score was 24.4 ± 11.4 in the whole sample; 27.3 ± 10.8 and 20.9 ± 11.2 in Tibetan and Han students, respectively. Quality of life (QOL) in the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains was negatively associated with MPA. Practice Implications: Compared with Han students, Tibetan students were found to have more severe MPA. Given its negative impact on QOL, appropriate measures for the prevention of MPA should be developed, particularly for Tibetan middle school students.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	438-444
Number of pages	7
Journal	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12336
State	Published - Jul 2019
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

China
Mobile Phone Addiction Scale
middle school students
mobile phone addiction
quality of life

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Mobile phone addiction in Tibetan and Han Chinese adolescents

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