International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021072019090321032103ENDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, ArakDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, ArakDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, ArakDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences & Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful & Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad Univesity, Sanandaj Branch, SanandajDepartment of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran20190824<p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Background</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Mobile phone dependency is an emerging public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between general health and mobile phone dependency in college students. </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Methods</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">In this cross-sectional study, 334 students from Arak University<br />of Medical Sciences of Iran were selected by stratifed random sampling. Data were collected by (1) demographic checklist, (2) 27-item Mobile Phone Problem Usage Scale, and (3) General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28). </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Results</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Mean scores of mobile phone dependency and GHQ-28 were 119.83 ± 43.53 and 23.73 ± 12.77, respectively. In multiple linear regression, age, family economic status, anxiety and sleep disorder, and social dysfunction were the main signifcant predictors of mobile phone dependency (</span><span class="fontstyle3">R </span><span class="fontstyle2">= 0.469, </span><span class="fontstyle3">R</span><span class="fontstyle2" style="font-size: 5pt;">2 </span><span class="fontstyle2">= 0.220, adjusted </span><span class="fontstyle3">R</span><span class="fontstyle2" style="font-size: 5pt;">2 </span><span class="fontstyle2">= 0.203). </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Conclusions</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Based on the fnding of this study, prevention strategies for management of mobile phone use in students can be adopted. </span></p><p><strong></strong><span class="fontstyle0" style="color: #00652e;"><strong>Keywords</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle3">Cell phones, dependency, health, students, universities</span></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2103http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2103/717717921