A joint research team from the University of Karbala and Al-Zahraa University, consisting of Prof. Ali Abdul-Hassan Abbas Hassan and Assistant Dr. Raja Hussein Abdul Ali Abees, published a distinguished study titled:
“The Effect of Mobile Phone Addiction on Increasing Depression Through Loneliness: The Moderating Role of Negative Life Events: an analytical study on students of the college of administration and economics, university of kerbala”
The study was presented at the Third International Scientific Counseling Conference organized by the Al-Abbas Holy Shrine under the theme “The Role of Counseling in Addressing Societal Issues”, held at Al-Warith University on January 7-8.
The current study seeks to identify the basic problem represented by the role of mobile phones in increasing loneliness and isolation among individuals, in addition to identifying the causes that lead to depression, which is a widespread phenomenon at the present time in Iraq among many young people and adolescents, which has been reflected in the decline in productivity and the decline in their performance level. A sample of (1063) students from the College of Administration and Economics in Karbala was taken, and with the presence of negative life events, which are an important factor in increasing loneliness, which is ultimately reflected in the increase in depression rates, in this article, mobile phone addiction will be the independent variable represented by four dimensions and measuring the extent of its impact on the increase in the depression rate through the mediating variable, which is loneliness, and measuring it again through the mediator, which is loneliness, after entering negative life events as a first-level moderating variable between mobile phone addiction and loneliness, where we reached an increase in the relationship of influence. The most important recommendation we offer is to provide entertainment means and enhance social relations.
