Sara Pourrazavi1, Hamid Allahverdipour2, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi3, Hossein Matlabi1. 1. Department of Health Education & Promotion, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Department of Health Education & Promotion, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: allahverdipourh@tbzmed.ac.ir. 3. Medical Education Research Center, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study examined the predictive ability of selected demographic and socio-psychological characteristics in explaining excessive mobile phone use (EMPU) behavior and problematic use in a sample of university students on the basis of the social cognitive theory. METHODS: The sample consisted of 476 randomly selected university students in Tabriz, Iran. The study was cross-sectional in nature. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection. No causal inferences were drawn due to non-experimental nature of the study. RESULTS: It was found that having boyfriend/girlfriend increases the likelihood of EMPU while self-efficacy to avoid EMPU decreases it. Self-efficacy to avoid EMPU, self-regulation, observational learning, self-control, and attitude toward EMPU were predictors of mobile phone problematic use. The results provided a proper fit for a conceptual model of reciprocal determinism. CONCLUSION: Although social cognitive constructs may predict mobile phone problematic use, they are not useful in predicting the behavior of EMPU.
OBJECTIVES: The study examined the predictive ability of selected demographic and socio-psychological characteristics in explaining excessive mobile phone use (EMPU) behavior and problematic use in a sample of university students on the basis of the social cognitive theory. METHODS: The sample consisted of 476 randomly selected university students in Tabriz, Iran. The study was cross-sectional in nature. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection. No causal inferences were drawn due to non-experimental nature of the study. RESULTS: It was found that having boyfriend/girlfriend increases the likelihood of EMPU while self-efficacy to avoid EMPU decreases it. Self-efficacy to avoid EMPU, self-regulation, observational learning, self-control, and attitude toward EMPU were predictors of mobile phone problematic use. The results provided a proper fit for a conceptual model of reciprocal determinism. CONCLUSION: Although social cognitive constructs may predict mobile phone problematic use, they are not useful in predicting the behavior of EMPU.
Authors: Songli Mei; Jingxin Chai; Shi-Bin Wang; Chee H Ng; Gabor S Ungvari; Yu-Tao Xiang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-03-13 Impact factor: 3.390