Objective To investigate the relations among mobile phone use patterns,alexithymia,and mobile phone dependence,and provide reference for improving college students’mobile phone dependence.Methods By using convenient sampling method,950 college students from three universities in Hunan Province,China were selected.Alexithymia scale,mobile phone dependence scale,and mobile phone use pattern scale were used to conduct questionnaire survey.Results There was a positive correlation between mobile phone dependence and alexithymia(r=0.311,P