Relationship between physical activity and mobile phone addiction in older adults a follow-up study

Yang Chao; Wenying Huang; Wen Zhang; Chang Hu

doi:10.5281/zenodo.14531686

Authors

Yang Chao Jiangxi Normal University
Wenying Huang Jiangxi Normal University
Wen Zhang Jiangxi Normal University
Chang Hu Jiangxi Normal University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14531686

Keywords:

Keywords: older adults; physical activity; mobile phone addiction; cross-lagged analysis; follow-up study

Abstract

Aim: To explore the longitudinal predictive relationship between physical activity and mobile phone addiction in older adults. Methods: Using the Physical Activity Scale and the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale as assessment tools, 859 students from four senior universities in Jiangxi Province, Guizhou Province, Hunan Province and Chongqing Municipality were selected as study subjects to carry out two follow-up surveys over a period of six months. RESULTS: (1) The results of repeated measures ANOVA showed that there was no significant difference between pre- and post-measurements of physical exercise and mobile phone addiction. (2) The results of correlation analyses showed that both the simultaneous correlation and the subsequent correlation between physical activity and mobile phone addiction were significant (T1: r = -0.36, P < 0.001; T2: r = -0.25, P < 0.001). (3) Cross-lagged regression analysesshowed that after controlling for pretest interpersonal skills, pretest physical activity had a significant negative predictive effect on posttest mobile phone addiction (β = -0.31, P < 0.001); after controlling for pretest physical activity, pretest mobile phone addiction did not have a significant positive predictive effect on posttest physical activity (β = 0.03, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Both physical exercise and mobile phone addiction in older adults have some stability, there is an association between physical exercise and mobile phone addiction, physical exercise negatively predicts mobile phone addiction with significance, and mobile phone addiction does not predict physical exercise.

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