Core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students: why should we care

Table 5 Pearson correlation analysis of mobile phone dependence, mental health and core values of high school students

	Core self-evaluation	Withdrawal symptoms	Craving behavior	Physical and mental influence	Total score of mobile phone dependence
Core self-evaluation	1	−0.357^**	−0.287^**	− 0.371^**	−0.394^**
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms	−0.430^**	0.368^**	0.301^**	0.343^**	0.391^**
Paranoid	−0.478^**	0.463^**	0.406^**	0.411^**	0.491^**
Hostility	−0.482^**	0.475^**	0.414^**	0.408^**	0.497^**
Interpersonal sensitivity	−0.554^**	0.468^**	0.392^**	0.461^**	0.509^**
Depression	−0.660^**	0.463^**	0.380^**	0.429^**	0.492^**
Anxiety	−0.619^**	0.463^**	0.373^**	0.421^**	0.487^**
Feeling of learning pressure	−0.487^**	0.509^**	0.471^**	0.477^**	0.555^**
Maladaptation	−0.417^**	0.442^**	0.412^**	0.444^**	0.495^**
Mood swings	−0.536^**	0.460^**	0.396^**	0.473^**	0.511^**
Psychological imbalance	−0.336^**	0.445^**	0.421^**	0.402^**	0.481^**

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