Loneliness and mobile phone addiction in Chinese college students

A moderated mediation model

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ID15347092
AutoresBin Zhang (0009-0002-1717-0375, Department of Applied Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China), Hanyu Liang (0000-0002-9829-0485, Guiyang Medical University), Yanhong Luo (0000-0002-2394-6339, Department of Applied Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China, autor correspondente), Yu Peng (0009-0008-5014-3997, Department of Applied Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China), Zhiyan Qiu (School of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China), Huili Mao (Department of Applied Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China), Mengqi Yuan (0000-0003-3130-7534, Department of Applied Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China), Sicheng Xiong (0000-0001-6754-6743, Department of Applied Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China)
Ano2022
Volume32
Fascículo6
Páginas605-610
Data de publicação2022-11-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2022.2121474
OpenAlexW4312192553
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas31

This study aimed to investigate (i) the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction; (ii) the mediating role of negative affect in the association between loneliness and mobile phone addiction; and (iii) the moderating effect of perceived stress in the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction. A total of 359 Chinese college students were recruited (female = 216; mean age = 19.56 years, SD = 1.61 years). Results showed that loneliness was associated with risk for mobile phone addiction. Mediation analysis highlighted that negative affect fully mediated the association between loneliness and increased mobile phone addiction. Moreover, moderated mediation analysis indicated that the association between negative affect and mobile phone addiction was moderated by perceived stress, so that risk for mobile phone addiction was higher when perceived stress was increased. In conclusion, our findings revealed that risk for mobile phone addiction was higher with loneliness and mood disorder indicators of negative affect and perceived stress

Addiction · Affect (linguistics · Association (psychology · Loneliness · Mediation · Mobile phone · Moderated mediation · Mood · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mental Health via Writing · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology