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The relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction in Chinese college students-a latent profile analysis.
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- Associations Between Smartphone Addiction and Physical Education Learning Engagement Among Chinese University Students: A Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Smartphone Addiction and Health Indicators in Portuguese University Students: The Moderating Role of Physical Activity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Dose-Response Relationship Between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Smartphone Addiction in First-Year Tehran University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Within-person reciprocal associations between problematic smartphone use and exercise adherence among university students: a four-wave random-intercept cross-lagged panel study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between physical activity (PA) and smartphone addiction among Chinese college students, with the goal of understanding whether higher levels of PA can mitigate the risk of smartphone addiction. Methods: The study adopted a questionnaire and psychological measurement method and used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) to assess the PA levels and smartphone dependence of 9,569 college students. By considering the latent category structure of individual smartphone addiction, the study conducted a deep analysis of the impact of different intensities of PA on smartphone addiction. Results: The PA level among Chinese college students was generally high ( Conclusion: The results suggested that positive PA can effectively alleviate the negative impacts of smartphone addiction. Therefore, interventions aimed at increasing PA could be beneficial in reducing smartphone dependence.
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