Influence of physical activity on problematic smartphone use in medical students: mediating effects of social anxiety and the moderating role of gender
Physical activity influences problematic smartphone use among medical students both directly and indirectly through social anxiety. Sex significantly moderates the influence of social anxiety on problematic smartphone use, highlighting the need for gender-specific interventions in this demographic.
Authors
- Jing-hua Zhai
- Yaqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4445-7676)
- Ningning Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0729-1037)
- Guofeng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5661-8430)
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3188-8287)
- Xingmeng Niu
- Yanhong Song
Institutions
- Second Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Jinhua University of Vocational Technology (CN)
- Jining Medical University (CN)
- Henan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1445847
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.92
Funders
- Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province