Mobile phone addiction and achievement motivation in Chinese medical students: the chain mediating effect of anxiety and depression symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mobile phone addiction (MPA) is an escalating issue, particularly among high-pressure medical students prone to over-reliance on mobile phones, and it is closely associated with lower achievement motivation. This study aimed to explore the associations between Chinese medical students' achievement motivation, anxiety, depression, and MPA.

Methods

Single-site cluster sampling was used to recruit 2,977 undergraduate medical students (Years 1-3) from a large medical university in Shandong Province. Data were collected via the Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI), with 2,679 valid questionnaires retained.

Results

Of the participants, 26

SUBMITTER: Bai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605222 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature