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The relations of internet and smartphone addictions to depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidality among public university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Wan Ismail Wan Salwina,
Sim Su Tein,
Tan KitAun,
Bahar Norharlina,
Ibrahim Normala,
Mahadevan Raynuha,
Nik Jaafar Nik Ruzyanei,
Baharudin Azlin,
Abdul Aziz Melisa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12517
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , addiction , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , mental health , the internet , bivariate analysis , cross sectional study , public health , multivariate analysis , medicine , nursing , world wide web , computer science , economics , macroeconomics , statistics , mathematics , pathology
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.