Citation

Wan Ismail WS, Sim ST, Tan KA, Bahar N, Ibrahim N, Mahadevan R, Nik Jaafar NR, Baharudin A, Abdul Aziz M. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2020; 56(4): 949-955.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ppc.12517

PMID

32363648

Abstract

PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study examined the cyber-psychological correlates of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality among public university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
DESIGN AND METHODS: Participants were randomly selected using multi-stage sampling methods from three public universities in the study location. Participants completed measures of internet and smartphone addictions, depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality, along with sociodemographic items.
FINDINGS: At bivariate level, both internet and smartphone addictions were found to have significant positive correlations with depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality. At multivariate level, only internet addiction emerged as a consistent significant predictor for depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The present findings have implications for mental health professionals to routinely screen for psychological disturbance in young adults who have potential risks for internet addiction.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Male; Internet; Universities; Students; Anxiety; Depression; Suicide; Young Adult; Malaysia; Surveys and Questionnaires; suicidality; depression; anxiety; stress; Stress, Psychological; Behavior, Addictive; internet addiction; Smartphone; smartphone addiction; Internet Addiction Disorder