Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania

The rapid development of modern technologies has brought enormous benefits to today's society in all areas of life. On the one hand, they have a positive effect on people's relationships, learning, and development. On the other hand, the incorrect use of electronic devices can cause health...

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Main Authors: Brigitte Osser, Csongor Toth, Gyongyi Osser, Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento, Victor Niculescu, Laura Ioana Bondar
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Published: Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara 2025-03-01
Series:Balneo and PRM Research Journal
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Online Access:https://bioclima.ro/Balneo790.pdf
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Csongor Toth
Gyongyi Osser
Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento
Victor Niculescu
Laura Ioana Bondar
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description The rapid development of modern technologies has brought enormous benefits to today's society in all areas of life. On the one hand, they have a positive effect on people's relationships, learning, and development. On the other hand, the incorrect use of electronic devices can cause health damage and serious problems. In recent years, the use of digital devices has increased among students, highlighting the problem of digital addiction. This study aimed to observe the problems of spinal pain associated with the use of mobile phones by students in schools and to find constructive solutions to turn mobile phones into an effective learning tool to be used only in the classroom. The method used in this study was to apply questionnaires to a sample of 506 students from Arad County. The results of this study showed that students in the study group are addicted to the internet and social networks, and also confirmed that some of them cannot experience all this without sacrificing their physical and mental health. In conclusion, educational and policy measures to combat digital addiction are urgently needed worldwide. Schools should implement comprehensive digital literacy programs to educate students about the risks of excessive use of digital devices and promote healthy online behaviors.
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spelling doaj-art-c79992cb7e3b485987b1ca057108caba2025-08-20T03:03:20ZengRomanian Association of Balneology, Editura BalnearaBalneo and PRM Research Journal2734-84582025-03-0116179010.12680/balneo.2025.790Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western RomaniaBrigitte Osser0Csongor Toth1Gyongyi Osser2Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento3Victor Niculescu4Laura Ioana Bondar5Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 310130 Arad, RomaniaDoctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 310130 Arad, RomaniaFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 310130 Arad, RomaniaDoctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; Department of Psycho-Neuroscience and Recovery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, RomaniaDoctoral School University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucuresti; București, Romania;Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; Department of Biology and Life Sciences, “Vasile Goldiș” Western University of Arad, Arad, RomaniaThe rapid development of modern technologies has brought enormous benefits to today's society in all areas of life. On the one hand, they have a positive effect on people's relationships, learning, and development. On the other hand, the incorrect use of electronic devices can cause health damage and serious problems. In recent years, the use of digital devices has increased among students, highlighting the problem of digital addiction. This study aimed to observe the problems of spinal pain associated with the use of mobile phones by students in schools and to find constructive solutions to turn mobile phones into an effective learning tool to be used only in the classroom. The method used in this study was to apply questionnaires to a sample of 506 students from Arad County. The results of this study showed that students in the study group are addicted to the internet and social networks, and also confirmed that some of them cannot experience all this without sacrificing their physical and mental health. In conclusion, educational and policy measures to combat digital addiction are urgently needed worldwide. Schools should implement comprehensive digital literacy programs to educate students about the risks of excessive use of digital devices and promote healthy online behaviors.https://bioclima.ro/Balneo790.pdfdigital addictiondigital technologyhealth impactmobile devicesspinal de-formities
spellingShingle Brigitte Osser
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Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento
Victor Niculescu
Laura Ioana Bondar
Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania
Balneo and PRM Research Journal
digital addiction
digital technology
health impact
mobile devices
spinal de-formities
title Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania
title_full Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania
title_fullStr Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania
title_full_unstemmed Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania
title_short Student Behavior and Its Association with Multi-Device Addiction and Back Pain in Western Romania
title_sort student behavior and its association with multi device addiction and back pain in western romania
topic digital addiction
digital technology
health impact
mobile devices
spinal de-formities
url https://bioclima.ro/Balneo790.pdf
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