Factors associated with mental health among high school students in Iran: Does mobile phone overuse associate with poor mental health?

Problem: Mobile phone (MP) overuse is extensively rising among high school students in developing countries. Our aim in this study is to investigate the association between MP overuse and mental health, in the presence of other determinant factors, among high school students in Iran.

Methods: We recruited a clustered random sample of 1,034 high school students in Saqqez County, Iran, to complete a self-administered questionnaire with three sections: a sociodemographic questionnaire, Mobile Phone Addiction Index, and General Health Questionnaire.