PMID- 32189650
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200814
LR  - 20220413
IS  - 0019-557X (Print)
IS  - 0019-557X (Linking)
VI  - 63
IP  - 4
DP  - 2019 Oct-Dec
TI  - Psychological risk factors associated with internet and smartphone addiction 
      among students of an Indian dental institute.
PG  - 313-317
LID - 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_330_18 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The internet and smartphones have a strong potential for addiction. 
      Excessive use of these technologies can have adverse effects on psychological 
      well-being of the users. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study is to find out 
      the effects of internet addiction (IA) and smartphone addiction (SA) on 
      psychological outcomes of dental students in an Indian institute. METHODS: In 
      this cross-sectional study, 320 dental students were assessed for their internet 
      and smartphone habits using the Young's IA test (YIAT) and the SA scale (SAS), 
      respectively. Psychological outcomes were evaluated using the insomnia severity 
      index, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem 
      Scale. RESULTS: The median YIAT score was 35 and interquartile range (IQR) of 
      24-49 with 23% subjects reporting potential IA. The median SAS score was 108 (IQR 
      91.25-128). Both IA and SA were significantly associated with participants' year 
      of the study. Significant correlations were observed between IA and SA with 
      psychological parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The association of IA and SA with 
      psychological parameters shows how these habits can affect the users' mental 
      well-being. Public especially young adults should be made aware about potential 
      harmful effects of the internet and smartphones.
FAU - Bhatt, Sumeet
AU  - Bhatt S
AD  - Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Himachal Institute of Dental 
      Sciences, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India.
FAU - Gaur, Ambika
AU  - Gaur A
AD  - Tutor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Himachal Institute of Nursing, Paonta 
      Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Indian J Public Health
JT  - Indian journal of public health
JID - 0400673
SB  - IM
MH  - Behavior, Addictive/epidemiology/*etiology/psychology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - India/epidemiology
MH  - *Internet
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Psychological Tests
MH  - Psychology
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Self Concept
MH  - *Smartphone
MH  - Students, Dental/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Internet addiction
OT  - psychological outcomes
OT  - smartphone addiction
COIS- None
EDAT- 2020/03/20 06:00
MHDA- 2020/08/15 06:00
CRDT- 2020/03/20 06:00
PHST- 2020/03/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/03/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/08/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - IndianJPublicHealth_2019_63_4_313_273357 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_330_18 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Public Health. 2019 Oct-Dec;63(4):313-317. doi: 
      10.4103/ijph.IJPH_330_18.