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{"title":"Appearance Comparison, Body Appreciation, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: Roles of Gender, Age, and Body-Mass Index.","authors":"Qinliang Zheng, Meng Chen, Jennifer Hu, Ting Zhou, Peipei Wang","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S483375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S483375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to examine the association between appearance comparison and adolescent depressive symptoms, the mediating role of body appreciation, and the moderating roles of gender and body-mass index (BMI) among adolescents in different age groups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional sample of 2645 Chinese students aged 12-16 years (44.7% girls) participated. The measurements included depressive symptoms, appearance comparison, body appreciation, weight, and height. Multigroup path analysis was used to examine the moderated mediation model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with boys, adolescent girls presented greater levels of appearance, which increased with age. Body appreciation mediated the association between appearance comparison and depressive symptoms in girls, whereas appearance comparison directly correlated with depressive symptoms in boys. Body appreciation decreased with increasing BMI in boys but remained relatively stable in girls. Similar patterns were observed among junior and senior high school students.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores the significant relationship between appearance comparison and adolescent depressive symptoms, suggesting varied mechanisms based on gender and BMI levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3473-3484"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11471100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142473432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Complex Relationship Among the Circadian Rhythm, Reward Circuit and Substance Use Disorder (SUD).","authors":"Saptadip Samanta, Debasis Bagchi, Mark S Gold, Rajendra D Badgaiyan, Debmalya Barh, Kenneth Blum","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S473310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S473310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The human brain not only controls the various physiological functions but is also the prime regulator of circadian rhythms, rewards, and behaviors. Environmental factors, professional stress, and social disintegration are regarded as the initial causative factors of addiction behavior. Shift work, artificial light exposure at night, and chronic and acute jet lag influence circadian rhythm dysfunction. The result is impaired neurotransmitter release, dysfunction of neural circuits, endocrine disturbance, and metabolic disorder, leading to advancement in substance use disorder. There is a bidirectional relationship between chronodisruption and addiction behavior. Circadian rhythm dysfunction, neuroadaptation in the reward circuits, and alteration in clock gene expression in the mesolimbic areas influence substance use disorder (SUD), and chronotherapy has potential benefits in the treatment strategies. This review explores the relationship among the circadian rhythm dysfunction, reward circuit, and SUD. The impact of chronotherapy on SUD has also been discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3485-3501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11479634/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142473430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Support and Social Adjustment Among Chinese Secondary School Students: The Mediating Roles of Subjective Well-Being and Psychological Resilience.","authors":"Lanqi Yu, Xiaolu Wu, Qinhan Zhang, Binghai Sun","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S477608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S477608","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Within the scope of secondary education, social adjustment among students signifies their ability to effectively engage in social activities and adapt to shifting social environments. Extensive research across diverse geographical and sociocultural landscapes has demonstrated a positive correlation between social support and social adjustment; nonetheless, the specific mechanisms that facilitate this correlation among secondary school students remain largely unexplored. This study examines the roles of subjective well-being and psychological resilience as potential mediators in the connection between social support and social adjustment.</p><p><strong>Participants and methods: </strong>To achieve this, a descriptive correlation design was employed with four measures, including Social Support Scale, Social Adjustment Diagnosis Scale, Adolescent Students' Life Satisfaction Scale, and the Chinese version of Mental Toughness Inventory (MTI). A total of 1537 valid responses from secondary school students across Zhejiang province (China) were collected, of which 786 were boys (51.1%) and 751 girls (48.9%), with average age of 16.89 years (SD = 0.79).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This research demonstrates that social support, along with subjective well-being and psychological resilience, significantly and positively influences social adjustment. It was observed that both subjective well-being and psychological resilience, whether occurring simultaneously or in succession, partially mediate the influence of social support on social adjustment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The implications of this research suggest that enhancing social adjustment among secondary school students can be achieved by increasing their levels of social support, thereby boosting subjective wellbeing and fortifying psychological resilience. Within the environment of secondary schools, augmenting social support leads to improved social adjustment; furthermore, enhancing subjective wellbeing and reinforcing psychological resilience are crucial for supporting students' positive adaptation to dynamic social environments. Teachers and educational policymakers could implement training programmes, provide psychological counselling, and bolster home-school collaboration as strategies to foster better social adjustment among students.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3455-3471"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11468326/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142473452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Support and Psychological Capital Mediate the Effect of Personalities on the Mental Health of Professional Staff in China During COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Yongcheng Yao, Jie Tang, Zhenzhen Li, Shuyan Chen, Haixia Du, Lingeng Lu","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S475165","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S475165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>COVID-19-related lockdown can lead to mental health problem, which displays heterogeneous between individuals. The aim of this study was to explore the association between mental health, social support and psychological capital state of professional staff with different personalities during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-section study was conducted via online survey using the questionnaires of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revision Short Scale of China (EPQ-RSC). A total of 626 employees were included. Multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the association of psychological capital, perceived social support, EPQ-N and EPQ-E and their interactions in general mental health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>About 2.7% of professionals had mental health. The married had a higher mental health score than the single (<i>P<</i>0.05). The regular exercising workers had the lowest mental health score (<i>P<</i>0.05), and higher psychological capital and social support scores than the non-exercising ones (<i>P<</i>0.01). Multivariate analysis showed that the interaction between social support, psychological capital and neuroticism was statistically significant (<i>β=-0</i>.161, <i>P<</i>0.001) in general mental health with neuroticism ranking the top (<i>β=</i>0.352, <i>P<</i>0.001). Mediation analysis showed that social support modified the effect of psychological capital on mental health, accounting for 25.5% of the total effect, and that both social support and psychological capital mediated the effect of neuroticism or extroversion differentially on mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neuroticism is an influencing factor on mental health of professional staff. Social support and psychological capital played a partial mediating role in the effect of neuroticism or extroversion differentially on mental health in China. The findings suggest that during the COVID-19 pandemic, more social support and psychological capital are needed for the professional individuals with neuroticism to alleviate their stress and improve mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3443-3453"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11463178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tocilizumab Reduces Depression Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Leena R Baghdadi","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S482409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S482409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Depression is a possible cause of the increased mental health risks associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including depression-related complications. Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARDs) therapies have emerged as innovative anti-inflammatory drugs with positive effects on mental well-being. Tocilizumab is a bDMARDs commonly used to treat RA and its influence on depression needs to be studied. It targets interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptors, reducing inflammation, which may also alleviate depressive symptoms due to the role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of depression. Thus, its influence on depression needs to be studied. To assess the strength of the association between exposure to tocilizumab and the rate of development of depression in patients with RA and to evaluate tocilizumab as an exposure and depression as an outcome in these patients, a search was conducted in the MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, Cochrane, and Scopus databases from January 1980 to April 2024. Inclusion criteria were studies that diagnosed RA according to the latest American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism guidelines or a rheumatologist and provided information on tocilizumab exposure and diagnosed depression as an outcome. The present meta-analysis was conducted following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. These studies were assessed for eligibility by the author and an independent assessor. To summarize the findings, the meta-analysis combined the relative risk estimates from each study with raw data counts. Twelve studies in the meta-analysis fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Tocilizumab monotherapy exhibited a promising beneficial effect on the risk of depression, indicated by the decreased risk in RA patients (Relative risk 0.68, 95% CI 0.20, 2.31). Patients with RA on tocilizumab treatment had a lower risk of developing depression compared to those unexposed to tocilizumab treatment. Therefore, future longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the beneficial effect of tocilizumab on depression in the RA population.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3419-3441"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11460349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric Properties of Different Short Forms of Social Interaction Anxiety Scale in Chinese College Students.","authors":"Qian Song, Kaili Zheng, Zixia Ding, Zhengmiao Miao, Zhaoxia Liu, Ming Cheng, Jinyao Yi","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S486245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S486245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There exist four short forms of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS): 10-item version (SIAS-10), 6-item version by Peters et al (SIAS-6P), 6-item version by Fergus et al (SIAS-6F), and 5-item version (SIAS-5). This study aims to comprehensively examine the psychometric properties of the SIAS-10, SIAS-6P, SIAS-6F, and SIAS-5 and to determine which one performs relatively better in Chinese population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study enrolled 733 Chinese college students. The unidimensionality of the SIAS-10, SIAS-6P, SIAS-6F, SIAS-5 was examined using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Multi-Group CFA was further adopted to assess measurement equivalence across gender. Internal consistency reliability and criteria-related validity were also evaluated. Additionally, the measurement performance of the SIAS-10, SIAS-6P, SIAS-6F, and SIAS-5 was assessed with Item Response Theory (IRT), which estimated the discrimination parameter and the Item Characteristic Curve (ICC) for each item.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Except for the SIAS-5, the SIAS-10, SIAS-6P, and SIAS-6F displayed a good-fit to the one-factor model. Furthermore, the SIAS-10 achieved strict equivalence across gender while other versions did not. The SIAS-10, SIAS-6P, SIAS-6F and SIAS-5 all had acceptable internal consistency and significant correlations with criteria scales. The IRT results showed that the SIAS-10 included more items with higher discrimination and peaked ICCs (indicating more informative), whereas the SIAS-6P included more items with lower discrimination and flat ICCs (indicating less informative).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For assessing social anxiety in Chinese under constrained conditions, the SIAS-10 is recommended to clinicians for it measuring equivalently across gender, reflecting the relevant criteria variables well, and discriminating various levels of social anxiety sensitively.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3405-3418"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11457766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience and Coping Style on Fear of Recurrence and Reproductive Concerns in Breast Cancer Patients of Childbearing Age.","authors":"Shuoshuo Li, Zhongtao Zhou, Ling Cheng, Weina Du, Zhengqun Pan, Jing Zhang","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S477989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S477989","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Fear of recurrence and reproductive concerns are great public health concerns among breast cancer patients in childbearing age. The purpose of this study was to explore whether psychological resilience and coping styles play mediating roles in fear of recurrence and reproductive concerns among Chinese breast cancer patients in childbearing age.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1267 breast cancer patients of childbearing age completed the questionnaires, including a brief demographic questionnaire survey. The Chinese version of the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Scale and the Chinese version of the Reproductive Concerns Scale were used to assess the fear of recurrence and reproductive concerns, respectively. And the psychological resilience scale and the simple coping style questionnaire were used to evaluate breast cancer patients' psychological resilience and coping style during childbearing age. Mediation analyses were conducted by using PROCESS macro in the SPSS software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fear of recurrence had both direct and indirect effects on Reproductive Concerns. psychological resilience and coping style were not only independent mediators in the relationship between fear of recurrence and Reproductive Concerns but also chain mediators.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of the current study highlight the crucial role of early intervention for Reproductive Concerns with a focus on fear of recurrence of breast cancer patients of childbearing age, more especially, on those with poorer psychological resilience and coping style.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3395-3403"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11457793/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Illness Perception and Coping Style on Self-Management in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Man Zhang, Siman Nie, Ziwei Hai, Yixin Du, Menghan Jiang, Chunfeng Cai","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S474427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S474427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Chronic disease self-management is critical to disease prognosis and patient quality of life. Several psychological factors influence this process of self-management. In this background, the present study investigated the impact of illness perceptions and coping style on self-management in people with peritoneal dialysis (PD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study is a cross-sectional study. From May 2022 to January 2023, a convenience sampling method was used to recruit 246 peritoneal dialysis patients. General information questionnaire, brief illness perception questionnaire, medical coping style modes questionnaire and the self-management scale for peritoneal dialysis patients were used in this study. We used SPSS 24.0 to analyze the data, and the statistical methods included descriptive analysis, single factor analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 246 patients were included in this study (93.89% response rate). Cognitive representations and emotional representations were 30.40, 14.18, respectively. However, illness comprehensibility was 2.87. Illness perceptions were negative significantly correlated with self-management. With regard to coping style, our patients were more likely to adopt avoidance and resignation coping style. Confrontation and avoidance were positively related to self-management, while acceptance-resignation was negatively related.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Self-management of peritoneal dialysis patients needs to be improved. Age, female sex, monthly income, illness perceptions and coping style were independently associated with self-management.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>These findings suggest that interventions that improve illness perceptions and coping style should be explored to ultimately improve their self-management. For example, patients can be provided with psychological counseling so that they can face the disease correctly, and we should pay attention to the positive role of social support.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3381-3393"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11456736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Empathy on Loneliness Among Rural Left-Behind Children in China: The Chain-Mediated Roles of Social Anxiety and Psychological Resilience.","authors":"Xue Li, Dianhui Peng, Xinbo Wu, Xiaolin Li, Junwen Liang, Hongjun Yin, Le Liu, Qian Yang, Weixin Dong, Chunxia Lu","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S477556","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S477556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Loneliness is a prevalent issue among rural left-behind children in China, adversely affecting their physical and mental well-being, as well as social stability. However, the influencing factors and potential mechanisms of loneliness have not yet been fully clarified. This study aims to validate the mediating roles of social anxiety and psychological resilience by examining the association between affective/cognitive empathy and loneliness among Chinese rural left-behind children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional survey employed a convenience sampling approach among Chinese left-behind children. A total of 540 participants aged 6 to 11 years old (Average age = 8.54, <i>SD</i> = 1.682) from 3 primary schools in Hunan Province completed the Children's Loneliness Scale, Social Anxiety Scale for Children, The Chinese version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Basic Empathy Scale. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 27.0, Origin 2020, and Mplus 8.3.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pearson correlation analyses suggested strong significant correlations among affective/cognitive empathy, loneliness, social anxiety, and psychological resilience. Path analyses indicated that the chain mediation effect size of social anxiety and psychological resilience was 0.016 between affective empathy and loneliness, while the chain mediation effect size between cognitive empathy and loneliness was -0.011.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Affective empathy positively correlates with loneliness among Chinese left-behind children through social anxiety and resilience, while cognitive empathy negatively correlates with loneliness. These findings suggest that left-behind children should enhance their cognitive empathy and psychological resilience to reduce their social anxiety, thereby mitigating their loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3369-3379"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11451400/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Longitudinal Investigation on the Reciprocal Relationship of Problematic Smartphone Use with Bedtime Procrastination, Sleep Quality, and Mental Health Among University Students.","authors":"Li Cemei, Shyamkumar Sriram, Ondřej Holý, Shazia Rehman","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S472299","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S472299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is linked to various mental health issues, but the relationship between PSU, bedtime procrastination, and mental health symptoms is unclear. Sleep factors related to PSU and its mental health effects have been understudied. This study explores the longitudinal associations between PSU, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and mental health in university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, a total of 683 university students participated by completing questionnaires on Smart Phone Addiction (SAS) scale, Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Depression, Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21) across two different time points with six-months interval between them. The participants were selected using a cluster sampling technique from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. A cross-lagged model was utilized to assess the longitudinal association between these variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistically significant reciprocal associations were found between PSU, bedtime procrastination, and mental health symptoms. PSU at Time 1 significantly predicted PSU at Time 2, bedtime procrastination at Time 2, sleep quality at Time 2, and mental health symptoms at Time 2. Bedtime procrastination at Time 1 predicted PSU at Time 2, sleep quality at Time 2, and mental health symptoms at Time 2. Sleep quality at Time 1 predicted bedtime procrastination at Time 2 and mental health symptoms at Time 2. Mental health symptoms at Time 1 predicted PSU at Time 2 and sleep quality at Time 2.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The research findings have significantly advanced understanding of the longitudinal connections between PSU, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and mental health indicators. This enhanced comprehension is instrumental for psychological practitioners in devising targeted interventions to mitigate such issues among the university student demographic.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3355-3367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11446206/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}