Cross-sectional study finds smartphone addiction negatively affects health-promoting lifestyles in university students, indicating a need for intervention.
Key Points
This study aims to investigate the link between smartphone addiction and health-promoting lifestyles among university students.
Conducted a cross-sectional study with 911 university students
Used the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version and Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II for data collection
Administered surveys in person to ensure accurate responses
34.1% prevalence of smartphone addiction among students
Significant associations found with female gender, single status, self-perceived addiction, daytime sleepiness, and poor sleep quality
Lower health promotion lifestyle scores were observed in students with smartphone addiction
Self-perceived addiction was strongly associated with actual addiction, while higher lifestyle scores were protective