Anterior cingulate gyrus acts as a moderator of the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms in college students
Zou L, Wu X, Tao S, Yang Y, Zhang Q, Hong X, Xie Y, Li T, Zheng S, Tao F · 2021
Increased grey matter volume in the anterior cingulate gyrus could reduce the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms in college students.
Plain English Summary
The study recruited 266 students who underwent MRI scanning. VBM analysis showed that grey matter volume in the anterior cingulate gyrus and right fusiform gyrus was inversely correlated with problematic mobile phone use. TBSS analysis found that fractional anisotropy in the body of the corpus callosum was negatively correlated with problematic mobile phone use. The grey matter volume of the anterior cingulate gyrus moderated the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms, and increased volume could reduce that relationship.
Why This Matters
The researchers aimed to examine whether brain grey matter volume related to problematic mobile phone use could moderate its association with depressive symptoms. Problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms were measured using a self-rating questionnaire for adolescent PMPU and the patient health questionnaire-9. A multiple regression model with voxel-based morphometry and tract-based spatial statistics was used to detect grey matter and white matter correlates, and moderation was tested with the PROCESS macro in SPSS.
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@article{zou_l_wu_x_tao_s_yang_y_zhang_q_hong_x_xie_y_li_t_zheng_s_tao_f_ce3596,
author = {Zou L and Wu X and Tao S and Yang Y and Zhang Q and Hong X and Xie Y and Li T and Zheng S and Tao F},
title = {Anterior cingulate gyrus acts as a moderator of the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms in college students},
year = {2021},
}