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Students in sub-Saharan African countries experienced online classes for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. For some individuals, greater online engagement might have led to online dependency, which can be associated with depression. The present study explored the association between problematic use of the internet, social media, and smartphones and life stressors in the past 2 weeks prior to the study with depression symptoms among Ugandan medical students. Despite life stressors being the largest predictor of depression symptom score severity, problematic online use also contributed significantly. Therefore, it is recommended that medical students’ mental health care services consider digital wellbeing and its relationship with problematic online use as part of a more holistic depression prevention and resilience program.

在新冠疫情（COVID-19 pandemic）期间，撒哈拉以南非洲国家的学生首次体验线上课程。对于部分个体而言，更高程度的线上参与可能引发网络依赖，而该状况或与抑郁症状存在关联。本研究以乌干达医学生为研究对象，探究了研究开展前两周内的生活压力源、网络、社交媒体及智能手机的问题性使用，与抑郁症状之间的关联。尽管生活压力源是抑郁症状评分严重程度的最强预测因子，但问题性线上使用同样具有显著的贡献作用。因此，建议医学生心理健康服务体系将数字福祉及其与问题性线上使用的关联，纳入更为全面的抑郁预防与心理韧性提升计划当中。