Feng Sheng^1,*, Chen Kong², Chao Li³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.3, pp. 221-228, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.030209

Abstract Objective: This study was conducted to explore the relationships among sedentary behavior (SB), electronic product addiction (EPA), and depression (D) in adolescents during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods: A total of 604 adolescents (including 309 girls and 295 boys aged 12–18) were selected from Qufu City, Shandong Province, China for three rounds of investigation. The model was constructed using AMOS 23.0 software, and cross-lagged analysis was conducted. Results: SB at T1 can significantly positively predict SB and EPA at T2 (p < 0.05). EPA at T1 can significantly positively predict SB and D at T2 (p < 0.05). Physical activity level… More >

Siyuan Bi¹, Junfeng Yuan^1,2, Lin Luo^1,2,3,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.1, pp. 51-60, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.041614

Abstract Purpose: The core component theory of addiction behavior provides a multidimensional theoretical model for measuring social networking addiction. Based on this theoretical model, the Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS) was developed. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SNAS (SNAS-C). Methods: This study used a sample of 3383 Chinese university students to conduct confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to explore the structural validity of the SNAS-C. This study examined the Pearson correlations between the six subscales of the SNAS-C (i.e., salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, and relapse) and “social… More >

Wan Xiao^1,*, Miaoting Cheng^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.12, pp. 1303-1311, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.042976

Abstract Internet addiction and cyberbullying have emerged as significant global mental health concerns in recent years. Although previous studies have shown a close association between Internet addiction and cyberbullying, the underlying mechanisms connecting these two phenomena remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to reveal the mechanisms involved between Internet addiction and cyberbullying perpetration from the perspective of cognition function. This study recruited 976 Chinese youth through online survey, using the short version of Internet Addiction Test (s-IAT), Chinese Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (C-CIPQ), Cyberbullying Moral Disengagement Scale (CMDS), and Internet Literacy Questionnaire (ILQ) to investigate the relationship between Internet addiction, moral… More >

Jin Kuang¹, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett², Erle Chen³, Zsolt Demetrovics^4,5, Fabian Herold⁶, Rebecca Y. M. Cheung⁷, Daniel L. Hall⁸, Michaela Markwart⁸, Markus Gerber⁹, Sebastian Ludyga⁹, Arthur F. Kramer^10,11, Liye Zou^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.8, pp. 937-948, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.029187

Abstract Emerging adulthood (EA) is a critical stage of life to develop and sustain a healthy lifestyle, which is also a time of vulnerability to poor physical and mental health outcomes. In this study, we conducted a path analysis (N = 1326) to examine associations among four dimensions of EA, levels of regular physical activity (PA), self-control, MPA tendency and irrational procrastination. Results found: 1) higher levels of PA predicted both MPA tendency (β = −0.08, 95% CI: −0.11 to −0.06, p < 0.001) and irrational procrastination (β = −0.01, 95% CI: −0.17 to −0.008, p < 0.01) indirectly via self-control;… More >

Ali Kheradmand¹, Sahar Ashrafzadeh², Farzane Rouzegari³, Samin Aliakbarian¹, Ali Naseh^4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 265-274, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.024773

Abstract Drug abuse by pregnant women is one of the significant problems for mothers and their neonates. This study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal substance use disorder during pregnancy on neonatal developmental criteria. In a case-control study, clinical records of 90 neonates diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome who were admitted to NICU in one of four hospitals affiliated with Shahid-Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran between 2017 and 2020 were compared to 90 neonates without neonatal abstinence syndrome (control group). Demographic information and data for neonatal developmental characteristics and complications were extracted from the clinical records of… More >

Kai Wei Lee¹, Siew Mooi Ching^2,*, Norsiah Ali³, Chor Yau Ooi⁴, Shahnul Kamal Hj Sidek⁵, Azlin Amat⁶, Yusnita Yatim⁷, Zaiton Yahaya⁸, Nabihah Shamsuddin⁹, Idora Ibrahim¹⁰, Fauzia Abdul Majid¹¹, Fazlin Suhana Othman¹², Nik Suhaila Zakaria¹³, Artini Abidin¹⁴, Nor Hazlin Talib¹⁵, Dhashani Sivaratnam¹⁶

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 237-247, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.013407

Abstract Smartphone ownership among adolescents is getting common in this decade especially in Malaysia; Adolescent are strongly devoted to their smartphone and this may lead to smartphone addiction. Studies have reported that smartphone addiction has become an emerging social and health problem especially among the youth in many countries however there is lack of study among adolescents in Malaysia. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with smartphone addiction among adolescents in Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescents from 15 primary care clinics throughout the country. Respondents were assessed on their smartphone activities using the Malaysian… More >

Liye Zou^1,2, Peiying Yang¹, Fabian Herold³, Weina Liu¹, Attila Szabo⁴, Alyx Taylor⁵, Jing Sun⁶, Liu Ji^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 811-823, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.024862

Abstract 1) Background: The common factors which potentially contribute to the development of eating disorders and exercise dependence during early adulthood are still relatively unclear. The present study aimed to examine the role of BMI, body image inflexibility, and generalized anxiety in these two behavioral problems in a sample of college students. 2) Methods: In total, 878 habitual exercisers (58.1% male with BMI = 22.12 ± 2.39; 41.9% female with BMI = 20.55 ± 2.21) with age of 20.09 ± 1.76 years participated in this study. The main outcomes of interest are exercise dependence symptoms, eating disorders symptoms, body image inflexibility, and symptoms of generalized anxiety (as measured by Exercise Dependence… More >

Akinboade Oludele Akinloye^1,*, Obareng Baldwin Manoko², Mmafani Serote², Trevor Taft³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 255-276, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.011111

Abstract This study examined mental health issues affecting the group of individuals who are in the social media contact list of the researchers. This was done by administering a closed structured questionnaire, covering information from participants’ demographic characteristics, duration of time spent on ICT usage, to their perceived health effects thereof. Male respondents, largely unemployed are active ICT users, addicted to the Internet, and also suffer from unspecified ailments. Aged 31–35 and above, half of men and all women participants spend more than 5 h per day. High-intensive ICT use is associated, in general, with concurrent symptoms of information overload, depression… More >

Chunping Lu^1,#, Liye Zou^2,#, Benjamin Becker³, Mark D. Griffiths⁴, Qian Yu², Si-Tong Chen⁵, Zsolt Demetrovics⁶, Can Jiao⁷, Xinli Chi⁷, Aiguo Chen⁸, Albert Yeung⁹, Shijie Liu¹⁰, Yanjie Zhang^2,11,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.4, pp. 271-282, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.014419

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of mind-body exercise (ME) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on addiction level and psychological well-being among college students with problematic smartphone use (PSU). Methods: A 12-week randomized controlled study was carried out at a university in central China. A total of 95 PSU college students who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to a ME group (ME, n = 31), CBT group (CBT, n = 30), or control group (CG, n = 34). Both ME intervention and CBT, twice per week for 90 min per session, lasting… More >