TY - JOUR
T1 - Adicción a los teléfonos inteligentes en adolescentes tras la pandemia por la COVID-19
AU - Becerra-Canales, Bladimir
AU - Hernández-Huaripaucar, Edgar
AU - Becerra-Huamán, Domizbeth
AU - Laos-Anchante, Carmen
AU - Dávalos-Almeyda, María
AU - Cevallos-Cárdenas, María José
AU - Del Rio-Mendoza, Jeny
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it changes in human behavior and psychic conditions that affect mental health. Objective: Estimate smartphone addiction in female adolescents after COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted during November to December 2022, in a public educational institution in Ica, Peru. A total of 581 adolescents participated and answered a questionnaire with general variables and the Smartphone Addiction Scale. A descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis was applied using Poisson family generalized linear models to evaluate the association between variables. Results: Of the participants, 21.7% revealed addiction to smartphones and 48.7% were at high risk of dependence on these devices. Family conflicts at home (adjusted prevalence ratio-RPa = 1.41; 95% confidence interval-CI: 1.00-1.99) and feelings of shame (RPa = 1.44; 95% CI: 1.01-2.03), were associated with higher smartphone addiction. However, feelings of sadness, anxiety or depression and feeling rejected by society showed an unadjusted association. Conclusions: Smartphone addiction and risk for this disorder is high in adolescent girls; there are general variables amenable to modification that could diminish such a behavioral condition induced or potentiated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
AB - Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it changes in human behavior and psychic conditions that affect mental health. Objective: Estimate smartphone addiction in female adolescents after COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted during November to December 2022, in a public educational institution in Ica, Peru. A total of 581 adolescents participated and answered a questionnaire with general variables and the Smartphone Addiction Scale. A descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis was applied using Poisson family generalized linear models to evaluate the association between variables. Results: Of the participants, 21.7% revealed addiction to smartphones and 48.7% were at high risk of dependence on these devices. Family conflicts at home (adjusted prevalence ratio-RPa = 1.41; 95% confidence interval-CI: 1.00-1.99) and feelings of shame (RPa = 1.44; 95% CI: 1.01-2.03), were associated with higher smartphone addiction. However, feelings of sadness, anxiety or depression and feeling rejected by society showed an unadjusted association. Conclusions: Smartphone addiction and risk for this disorder is high in adolescent girls; there are general variables amenable to modification that could diminish such a behavioral condition induced or potentiated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
KW - COVID-19
KW - mental health
KW - psychological dependency
KW - smart phone
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M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85190110247
SN - 0138-6557
VL - 52
JO - Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
JF - Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
IS - 4
M1 - e023010141
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