Smartphone interactions and mental well-being in young adults: A longitudinal study based on objective high-resolution smartphone data
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Smartphone interactions and mental well-being in young adults : A longitudinal study based on objective high-resolution smartphone data. / Dissing, Agnete Skovlund; Hulvej Rod, Naja; Gerds, Thomas A.; Lund, Rikke.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2021, p. 325-332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Smartphone interactions and mental well-being in young adults
T2 - A longitudinal study based on objective high-resolution smartphone data
AU - Dissing, Agnete Skovlund
AU - Hulvej Rod, Naja
AU - Gerds, Thomas A.
AU - Lund, Rikke
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Aims: To investigate the effects of objectively measured smartphone interactions on indicators of mental well-being among men and women in a population of young adults. Methods: A total of 816 young adults (mean±SD age 21.6±2.6 years; 77% men) from the Copenhagen Network Study were followed with objective recordings of smartphone interactions from calls, texts and social media. Participants self-reported on loneliness, depressive symptoms and disturbed sleep at baseline and in a four-month (interquartile range 75–163 days) follow-up survey. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the association between smartphone interactions and mental well-being separately for men and women. Results: A higher number of smartphone interactions was associated with lower levels of loneliness at baseline and the same pattern appeared for depressive symptoms, although this was less pronounced. A high level of smartphone interaction was associated with lower levels of disturbed sleep for men, but not for women. In follow-up analyses, a high versus low level of smartphone interaction was associated with an increase in loneliness and depressive symptoms over time for women, but not for men. Conclusions: Smartphone interactions are related to better mental well-being, which may be attributed to the beneficial effects of an underlying social network. Over time, accommodating a large network via smartphone communication might, however, have negative effects on mental well-being for women.
AB - Aims: To investigate the effects of objectively measured smartphone interactions on indicators of mental well-being among men and women in a population of young adults. Methods: A total of 816 young adults (mean±SD age 21.6±2.6 years; 77% men) from the Copenhagen Network Study were followed with objective recordings of smartphone interactions from calls, texts and social media. Participants self-reported on loneliness, depressive symptoms and disturbed sleep at baseline and in a four-month (interquartile range 75–163 days) follow-up survey. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the association between smartphone interactions and mental well-being separately for men and women. Results: A higher number of smartphone interactions was associated with lower levels of loneliness at baseline and the same pattern appeared for depressive symptoms, although this was less pronounced. A high level of smartphone interaction was associated with lower levels of disturbed sleep for men, but not for women. In follow-up analyses, a high versus low level of smartphone interaction was associated with an increase in loneliness and depressive symptoms over time for women, but not for men. Conclusions: Smartphone interactions are related to better mental well-being, which may be attributed to the beneficial effects of an underlying social network. Over time, accommodating a large network via smartphone communication might, however, have negative effects on mental well-being for women.
KW - depressive symptoms
KW - loneliness
KW - mental well-being
KW - sleep
KW - Smartphones
KW - social interactions
KW - young adults
U2 - 10.1177/1403494820920418
DO - 10.1177/1403494820920418
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32536319
AN - SCOPUS:85086387842
VL - 49
SP - 325
EP - 332
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Supplement
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Supplement
SN - 1403-4956
IS - 3
ER -
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