Introduction: Regarding the increasing rate of self-harming behaviors and suicidal ideations or attempts among adolescents, we assessed the relationship between suicidality, self-harming behaviors with problematic smartphone use in adolescents admitted to psychiatric hospital.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on adolescents aged 12 to 18 years who were hospitalized in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Ibn-e-Sina Hospital in Mashhad, Iran, during December 2022 to March 2023, through the convenient sampling method. Research instruments included a demographic checklist, Behavioral Features of Self-Harm Questionnaire, Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, Self-Harm Inventory, and Cellphone Overuse Scale. We analyzed the data analysis using SPSS 16.0, descriptive indices, Chi-square test, t-test, and Pearson's correlation test.
Results: In this study, we assessed 158 adolescents (91 had a history of suicide and 67 had no history of suicide). The difference between the two groups in history of self-harm was significant (p< 0.001). The risk of suicide was more in the suicide group and this group had problematic use of mobile phone more than the group without suicidal attempt (p< 0.001). In the suicide group, the suicide risk was significantly associated with borderline personality disorder and problematic use of mobile phone (p< 0.001). Also, mobile phone use was significantly associated with borderline personality disorder in all adolescents (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: We revealed that the problematic use of mobile phone is associated with an increased risk of suicide attempt.
مغانی, مهدیه و محرری, فاطمه . (1404). The relationship between suicidality and self-harming behaviors with problematic smartphone use in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric hospital. مجله اصول بهداشت روانی, (), -. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2025.90318.3272
MLA
مغانی, مهدیه , و محرری, فاطمه . "The relationship between suicidality and self-harming behaviors with problematic smartphone use in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric hospital", مجله اصول بهداشت روانی, , , 1404, -. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2025.90318.3272
HARVARD
مغانی, مهدیه, محرری, فاطمه. (1404). 'The relationship between suicidality and self-harming behaviors with problematic smartphone use in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric hospital', مجله اصول بهداشت روانی, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2025.90318.3272
CHICAGO
مهدیه مغانی و فاطمه محرری, "The relationship between suicidality and self-harming behaviors with problematic smartphone use in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric hospital," مجله اصول بهداشت روانی, (1404): -, doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2025.90318.3272
VANCOUVER
مغانی, مهدیه, محرری, فاطمه. The relationship between suicidality and self-harming behaviors with problematic smartphone use in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric hospital. مجله اصول بهداشت روانی, 1404; (): -. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2025.90318.3272
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