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The Association Between Mobile Phone Addiction with Body Mass Index and Self‑Care Ability among Male Lower Secondary School Students
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Hossein Kazemi   , Sharareh Zeighami mohammadi |
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Introduction: Mobile phones, as one of the most widely used modern technologies, have increasingly permeated students’ daily lives in recent years. Excessive and uncontrolled use of mobile phones among students has emerged as a growing health challenge, accompanied by various physical and behavioral consequences. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the association between mobile phone addiction, body mass index (BMI), and self-care ability among male lower secondary school students.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2024-2025 academic year among 300 male students in grades seven to nine in Nazarabad County, Alborz Province, using cluster random sampling. Data collection instruments included a demographic characteristics form, the Mobile Phone Addiction Questionnaire developed by Koo (2009), he Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale-Revised (ASAS-R) by Sousa et al. (2010), and body mass index (BMI) measurement. All instruments were completed using a self-report method. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis in SPSS version 26.
Results: The results of the analyses indicated that mobile phone addiction had a significant positive correlation with body mass index and acted as a positive predictor of BMI in the regression model, explaining 25.8% of the variance in BMI (p < 0.001). In addition, mobile phone addiction showed a significant negative correlation with self‑care ability and significantly predicted a decrease in self‑care ability in the regression analysis, accounting for 19.3% of the variance (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Among male lower secondary school students, mobile phone addiction is associated with increased body mass index and reduced self‑care ability. This finding highlights the importance of simultaneously considering digital behaviors, physical status, and self‑care capacity in interpreting adolescent students’ health.
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| Keywords: Adolescents, Mobile Phone, Addiction, Body Mass Index, Self-Care Ability. |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2025/10/23 | Accepted: 2026/02/7 | Published: 2025/10/8
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