Adverse Health Effects and Unhealthy Behaviors among Medical Students Using Facebook

Little is known about the relationships between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students using Facebook. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors with Facebook use. A cross-sectional study was conducte...

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Published in:TheScientificWorld 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-5
Main Authors: Arokiasamy, John T., Yadav, Hematram, Al-Shagga, Mustafa Ahmed Mahdi, Ganasegeran, Kurubaran, al-Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Headache
Health
Health Behavior
Health risks
Health Status
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Irritation
Male
Meals
Medical students
Social Media - statistics & numerical data
Social networks
Students
Students, Medical - psychology
Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Urination
Young Adult
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Summary:Little is known about the relationships between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students using Facebook. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors with Facebook use. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a private university in Malaysia among 316 medical students. A self-administered questionnaire was used. It included questions on sociodemographics, pattern of Facebook use, social relationship, unhealthy behaviors, and health effects. Mean age was 20.5 (±2.7) years. All students had a Facebook account. The average daily Facebook surfing hours were 2.5 (±1.7). Significant associations were found between average hours of Facebook surfing and the following factors: isolation from family members and community, refusing to answer calls, musculoskeletal pain, headache, and eye irritation (P
ISSN:2356-6140
1537-744X
DOI:10.1155/2013/465161