Depressive and anxious symptoms increase with problematic technologies use among adults: the effects of personal factors related to health behavior

Méndez-López, Fátima (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Oliván-Blázquez, Bárbara (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Domínguez García, Marta ; López-Del-Hoyo, Yolanda (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Tamayo-Morales, Olaya ; Magallón-Botaya, Rosa (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Background: Depression and anxiety disorders are a significant and growing health problem that has a significant impact on psychosocial functioning and quality of life. The onset and severity of mental health problems have been related to various biological, psychosocial, and behavioral variables.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the association among the severity of depression and anxiety, problematic information and communications technology (ICT) use, and some related personal factors with health behavior among adults. It also analyzes the moderating role of personal factors in the relationship between the problematic use of ICT and anxiety and depression.
Patients and Methods: Descriptive, bivariate, multivariate and moderation analyzes of data from 391 participants of 35–74 years old in primary health care centers located in Aragón (Spain) were performed between July 2021 and July 2022. The primary outcome was the severity of depressive and anxious symptoms as continuous variable.
Results: Low sense of coherence (β = −0.058; p = 0.043), low self-esteem (β = −0.171; p=0.002), and low self-efficacy (β = −0.122; p= 0.001), are predictors of having more severe depressive symptoms. Furthermore, low self-esteem (β = −0.120; p= 0.012), low self-efficacy (β = −0.092; p=0.004), and high problematic use of ICT (β = 0.169; p = 0.001), are predictors of having more severe anxiety symptoms. Moderation analyzes were significant in the effect of self-efficacy (b = −0.040, p=0.001) and resilience (b = −0.024, p=0.033) on the relationship between problematic ICT use and anxiety.
Conclusion: The problematic use of ICT and personal factors are related to depressive and anxiety symptoms. The interrelationship between problematic ICT use, personal factors, and depression needs to be further explored.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S412013

Año: 2023

Publicado en: PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 16 (2023), 2499-2515
ISSN: 1179-1578

Factor impacto JCR: 2.8 (2023)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 49 / 219 = 0.224 (2023) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL rank: 49 / 180 = 0.272 (2023) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.5 - Psychology (all) (Q2) - Psychiatry and Mental Health (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.812 - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Psychiatry and Mental Health (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/B21-23R-GAIAP
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/Another way to make Europe
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/PI19-01076
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-RedIAPP/RD16-0007-0001
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-RICAPPS/RD21-0016-0005

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Enfermería (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)
Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Social (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)
Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Básica (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)
Área (Departamento): Area Medicina (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)