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000152113 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1603
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000152113 041__ $$aeng
000152113 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6409-9041$$aMéndez-López, F.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000152113 245__ $$aRelationships between problematic ICT use, anxiety, psychological, and behavioral aspects
000152113 260__ $$c2023
000152113 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000152113 5203_ $$aBackground
Anxiety is a substantial and developing health issue with significant consequences for psychosocial functioning and quality of life. The onset and severity of mental health problems have been linked to a number of biological, psychological, and behavioral factors.
Purpose
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the degree of anxiety, problematic information and communications technology (ICT) use, and certain related personal characteristics and adult health behavior. It also investigates the impact of personal characteristics in the moderating role of the association between problematic ICT use and anxiety.
Patients and Methods
Descriptive, bivariate, multivariate, and moderation analyzes of data from 391 participants of 35-74 years old in primary healthcare centers located in Aragón, in northern Spain were performed between July 2021 and July 2022. The primary outcome was the severity of anxious symptoms as continuous variable (GAD-7).
Results
Low self-esteem (β = −0.120; p= 0.012), low self-efficacy (β = −0.092; p=0.004), and high problematic use of ICT (β = 0.169; p = 0.001), are predictors of having more severe anxious symptoms. Moderation analyzes were significant in the effect of self-efficacy (b = −0.040, p = 0.001) and resilience (b = −0.024, p = 0.033) on the relationship between problematic ICT use and anxiety.
Conclusions
The problematic use of ICT and personal factors are related to anxious symptomatology. Adults with low resilience and self-efficacy have worse severity of anxiety associated with the problematic use of ICTs. These findings allow for a new approach to preventive identification and early care measures among people at risk and their families.
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000152113 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b73 / 408 = 0.179$$c2023$$dQ1$$eT1
000152113 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b73 / 408 = 0.179$$c2023$$dQ1$$eT1
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000152113 593__ $$aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health$$c2023$$dQ1
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000152113 700__ $$aDominguez-Gárcía, M.
000152113 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1200-5904$$aLeón-Herrera, S.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000152113 700__ $$aMártinez-Pecharroman, M.M.
000152113 700__ $$aSamper-Pardo, M.
000152113 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2683-7346$$aAguilar-Latorre, A.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000152113 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Enfermería
000152113 7102_ $$14009$$2740$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicología Social
000152113 7102_ $$14009$$2735$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicolog.Evolut.Educac
000152113 773__ $$g33, Suppl. 2 (2023), ckad160.1603 [1 pp.]$$pEur. j. public health$$tEuropean Journal of Public Health$$x1101-1262
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