Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students
Abstract Background Smartphone addiction bodes adverse consequences, affecting different populations, including medical students. Parental bonding in childhood had been associated with addiction and recovery in later life. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the associations between parental bond...
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| description | Abstract Background Smartphone addiction bodes adverse consequences, affecting different populations, including medical students. Parental bonding in childhood had been associated with addiction and recovery in later life. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the associations between parental bonding and smartphone addiction among Chinese medical students. Method Binary logistic regressions were used to investigate the associations between parental bonding with mothers and fathers, respectively, and smartphone addiction. Interaction terms of care and protection were included in the models. Results A total of 517 medical students were included in the study. The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 48.16% (n = 249). The estimated effects of maternal and paternal parenting on smartphone addiction differed. Maternal protection was positively associated with smartphone addiction (OR, 1.046;95% CI, 1.005-1.087), and maternal care enhanced the estimated effect of protection on smartphone addiction. Paternal care was negatively associated with smartphone addiction (OR, 0.954;95% CI, 0.919-0.989). Conclusions Chinese medical students with overprotective mothers or with indifferent fathers tended to exhibit traits of smartphone addiction. Further studies on factors influencing the associations between parental bonding and smartphone addiction may pave the way for potential family-oriented interventions for smartphone addiction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45868ba555bc45959defe6c2686f0b4f2022-12-22T03:43:05ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2022-11-0122111310.1186/s12888-022-04355-7Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical studentsChunyu Xin0Ning Ding1Nan Jiang2Honghe Li3Deliang Wen4Institute for International Health Professions Education and Research, China Medical UniversityInstitute for International Health Professions Education and Research, China Medical UniversityInstitute for International Health Professions Education and Research, China Medical UniversityInstitute for International Health Professions Education and Research, China Medical UniversityInstitute for International Health Professions Education and Research, China Medical UniversityAbstract Background Smartphone addiction bodes adverse consequences, affecting different populations, including medical students. Parental bonding in childhood had been associated with addiction and recovery in later life. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the associations between parental bonding and smartphone addiction among Chinese medical students. Method Binary logistic regressions were used to investigate the associations between parental bonding with mothers and fathers, respectively, and smartphone addiction. Interaction terms of care and protection were included in the models. Results A total of 517 medical students were included in the study. The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 48.16% (n = 249). The estimated effects of maternal and paternal parenting on smartphone addiction differed. Maternal protection was positively associated with smartphone addiction (OR, 1.046;95% CI, 1.005-1.087), and maternal care enhanced the estimated effect of protection on smartphone addiction. Paternal care was negatively associated with smartphone addiction (OR, 0.954;95% CI, 0.919-0.989). Conclusions Chinese medical students with overprotective mothers or with indifferent fathers tended to exhibit traits of smartphone addiction. Further studies on factors influencing the associations between parental bonding and smartphone addiction may pave the way for potential family-oriented interventions for smartphone addiction.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04355-7Smartphone addictionParental bondingMaternal parentingPaternal parentingMedical studentsChinese |
| spellingShingle | Chunyu Xin Ning Ding Nan Jiang Honghe Li Deliang Wen Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students BMC Psychiatry Smartphone addiction Parental bonding Maternal parenting Paternal parenting Medical students Chinese |
| title | Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students |
| title_full | Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students |
| title_short | Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students |
| title_sort | exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in chinese medical students |
| topic | Smartphone addiction Parental bonding Maternal parenting Paternal parenting Medical students Chinese |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04355-7 |
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