فهرست مطالب junhyoung kim

Prior studies have indicated the complex relationships of smartphone use and smartphone addiction with mental health and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural relationships among smartphone use, smartphone addiction, mental health problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress [DAS] and satisfaction with life [SWL]).

Cross-sectional data were collected by convenience sampling via an online survey of undergraduate students at a Midwestern university in the United States. The sample size of 601 collected from undergraduate students that owned a smartphone and completed responses to the variables was utilized in this study. We assessed the hypothesized variables, including smartphone use, smartphone addiction, and mental health outcomes variables on a Likert-type scale. Structural analysis was used to examine the relationships.

Results suggested that smartphone use had a significant negative association with DAS symptoms (β = -.31, t = -3.81, P<.001) and was positively associated with SWL (β = .25, t = 3.41, P<.001). However, smartphone use had a significant positive relationship with smartphone addiction (β = .48, t = 5.51, P<.001). Smartphone addiction was positively related to DAS (β = .44, t = 6.33, P<.001), but it was not related to SWL (β = -.08, t = -1.26, P > .05).

This study enhances our understanding of the associations between smartphone use and the health and well-being of undergraduate students. Implications for supporting their psychological health are discussed.

It is well-documented that active coping strategies can lead to better positive adjustment and psycho-social outcomes among individuals with disabilities and illnesses. However, little information exists related to exploring how coping is related to health benefits such as personal growth and life satisfaction in an international context. Thus, this study examined how the use of coping strategies is associated with personal growth and life satisfaction among individuals with physical disabilities in non-Western settings.

In this cross-sectional study, we employed a nonprobability methodology, purposive sampling, to recruit 351 participants who adults over the age of 18 living with a physical disability and currently enrolled in the Korean Disability Association. A hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to determine which types of coping strategies predicted personal growth and life satisfaction, while controlling for the effects of the demographic variables (i.e., gender and age).

With regard to personal growth, problem-solving coping strategy (β=0.663, P<0.001, 95% CI [0.51, 0.70]) was the strongest predictor, followed by avoidance coping strategy (β=-0.263, P<0.001, 95% CI [-0.37, -0.20]). As for life satisfaction, problem-solving coping strategy (β=0.268, P<0.001, 95% CI [0.18, 0.70]) was the strongest predictor, followed by social support seeking coping strategy (β=0.264, P<0.001, 95% CI [-0.19, 0.10]).

Our study suggests that problem-focused and social support coping strategies play important roles in improving the personal growth and life satisfaction among Korean individuals with physical disabilities. This study provides implications for health professionals seeking ways to facilitate the personal growth and enhance the life satisfaction of individuals with physical disabilities.

People with cancer often report high levels of negative psychological symptoms and poor perception of health due to cancer treatment and activity limitations. Prior studies have suggested that participation in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) can reduce negative psychological symptoms and improve health perception. However, a few studies have examined the contribution of LTPA to health benefits among people with cancer. Thus, we aimed to examine how a different level of LTPA engagement contributed to mental health and health perceptions among people with cancer.

Using the 2017 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data, crosssectional data of 504 respondents diagnosed with any types of 22 cancers listed in the survey questionnaire were analyzed. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to test for mean differences in mental health and health perception among the three different LTPA groups (i.e., inactive, moderately active, and vigorously active groups).

Results indicated that people with cancer who reported higher levels of LTPA scored higher on mental health and health perception than those with lower levels of LTPA (Pillai’s trace = 0.060, F (4,944) = 15.06, P < 0.001).

This finding suggests that individuals with cancer gained more health benefits through high engagement in LTPA. Moreover, we suggested that LTPA can be used as an important therapeutic intervention to promote health quality and wellbeing among people with cancer. Implications for practical suggestions are further discussed.