Role of Attachment and Family Functioning in Problematic Smartphone Use in Young Adults
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Spain, Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences, University of Castilla La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, Department of Human Sciences, LUMSA University of Rome, Italy |
| ANO | 2022 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Family Issues |
| ISSN | 0192-513X |
| E-ISSN | 1552-5481 |
| EDITORA | SAGE Publications |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x21993881 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
Overuse of the smartphone causes negative consequences on the health and behavior of younger people. It is necessary to know which factors can determine the problematic use of the smartphone. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between problematic smartphone use, attachment styles, and perceived family functioning in young adults. Three hundred and thirteen Spanish young adults took part in the study (255 women, 58 men) and completed the following instruments: the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES IV). The results of the path analyses show that the cohesion and enmeshed functioning variables were the best predictors of problematic smartphone use. The preoccupied attachment scale was the only one whose score also showed indirect effects on problematic smartphone use through the variable of enmeshed family functioning.