Correlation Research on Problematic Mobile Phone Use, Academic Stress, and Mental Health Among Junior High School Students

--An Empirical Analysis Based on Shanghai Qibao Experimental Middle School

DOI

10.2991/978-2-38476-497-6_19How to use a DOI?

Keywords

PMU (Problematic Mobile Phone Use); Academic stress; Mental health; Algorithmic Modeling; Stratified intervention

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between problematic mobile phone use (PMU), academic stress, and mental health among junior high school students, based on data from 1,286 participants at Shanghai Qibao Experimental Middle School. A localized trinary model tailored to the exam-oriented context was developed, revealing the closed-loop pathway “academic stress → PMU → mental health” with grade-level variations. To enhance methodological rigor, structural equation modeling and machine learning approaches were employed, improving predictive accuracy and identifying key factors such as exam anxiety and homework load. Building on these findings, the study proposes a policy framework of differentiated interventions, school–family collaboration, and social support, offering evidence for electronic device management under China’s “Double Reduction” policy. The research contributes to understanding adolescent digital behavior in China while providing interdisciplinary insights that bridge educational psychology and computational modeling.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zixin Lei
AU  - Xuefei Bian
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/15
TI  - Correlation Research on Problematic Mobile Phone Use, Academic Stress, and Mental Health Among Junior High School Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Educational Innovation and Information Technology (EIIT 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 186
EP  - 196
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-497-6_19
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-497-6_19
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