Mobile phone dependence and low physical activity in university students

Abstract

The technological revolution has brought several positive aspects to the development of society, however, it has also generated various challenges associated with the so-called technoaddictions, among which is the dependence on the mobile phone, a type of technological addiction that limits the integral development of young students, among which is a decrease in physical activities. For this reason, the research aimed to determine the influence of mobile phone dependence on low physical activity in Peruvian university students. A quantitative, explanatory-causal research was followed, with a non-experimental design, which had as universe the National University of the Altiplano of Puno, with a student population for the academic period 2023-I of 18480 students, of which 384 were selected from a criteria-based sampling, to whom two instruments were applied. The results show that the influence of both Cox and Snell's Pseudo R2 test and Nagelkerke's dependence on mobile has an 86% impact on the low rate of physical activity. The conclusions highlight the urgent need to implement awareness-raising strategies and programs in educational institutions and universities to promote a balanced use of mobile devices.