Boredom proneness and core self‐evaluation as mediators between loneliness and mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinwei Li ◽  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Weilong Xiao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction ◽  
Boredom Proneness ◽  
Core Self

scholarly journals The Influence of Chinese College Students’ Physical Exercise on Life Satisfaction: The Chain Mediation Effect of Core Self-evaluation and Positive Emotion

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feiyang Liu ◽  
Zhengguang Zhu ◽  
Bo Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Exercise Adherence ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Core Self

Physical exercise is an important way for college students to maintain their physical health, and life satisfaction is one of the important indicators of college students’ mental health. Therefore, this study aims to explore the relationship between physical exercise and life satisfaction of college students. Additionally, we also seek to demonstrate the chain mediating effects of core self-evaluation and positive emotion on this relationship. A total of 794 Chinese college students, 324 men and 470 women, participated in the study. The participants were 17–25years old (M=19.96±1.54). They completed the Exercise Adherence Questionnaire, Core Self-evaluation Scale, Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results showed a strong positive relationship between physical exercise and life satisfaction and verified the mediating effect of core self-evaluation and positive emotion on this relationship. The results also confirmed the chain mediating model between physical exercise, core self-evaluation, positive emotion, and life satisfaction. It enlightens us that we should pay more attention to the organic combination of students’ physical activities and mental health education.

scholarly journals Trait Procrastination and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Stress and Gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofan Yang ◽  
Pengcheng Wang ◽  
Ping Hu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Recent studies have indicated that trait procrastination as a personality factor could lead to mobile phone addiction, however little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this process. The current study investigated the mediating role of stress in the relationship between trait procrastination and mobile phone addiction, and whether the mediating effect was moderated by gender. A sample including 1,004 Chinese college students completed measurements of trait procrastination, stress, mobile phone addiction, and demographic information. The results showed that trait procrastination was positively related to college students’ mobile phone addiction. Mediation analyses revealed that this relationship was partially mediated by stress. Moderated mediation further indicated that the path between trait procrastination and stress was stronger for male students compared with female students. These findings broadened our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms between trait procrastination and mobile phone addiction, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed.

scholarly journals Preference for Solitude and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress and Moderating Role of Mindfulness

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Yi Chen ◽  
Lei Yan ◽  
Yi-Ren Yuan ◽  
Xiao-Wei Zhu ◽  
Yan-Hong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction ◽  
Moderating Role

Background: With the increasing incidence of mobile phone addiction, the potential risk factors of mobile phone addiction have attracted more and more researchers’ attention. Although various personality trait factors have been proven to be significant predictors of mobile phone addiction, limited attention has been paid to preference for solitude. Considering the adverse impacts of preference for solitude in the context of collectivistic societies and its possible negative effect on mobile phone addiction, this study was designed to examine the relationship between preference for solitude and mobile phone addiction, and to test the mediating role of psychological distress and the moderating role of mindfulness in this relationship.Methods: Data were collected through convenience sampling from a comprehensive university in China. A total of 927 Chinese college students (371 males and 556 females), aged from 16 to 24 (Mage = 19.89 years, SD = 1.22), participated in this study. Their preference for solitude, psychological distress, mindfulness, and mobile phone addiction were measured using well-validated self-report questionnaires.Results: Correlational analyses, sobel test, SPSS macro PROCESS (Model 8) and simple slopes analyses were used for major data analysis. Results showed that preference for solitude was significantly and positively associated with mobile phone addiction, and this link could be mediated by psychological distress. Moreover, the indirect effect of psychological distress in this link was moderated by mindfulness, with this effect being stronger for college students with lower levels of mindfulness. However, mindfulness can not moderate the direct relation between preference for solitude and mobile phone addiction.Conclusion: The present study broadened our knowledge of how and when (or for whom) preference for solitude is related to mobile phone addiction. Education professionals and parents should pay special attention to the psychological distress and mobile phone addiction of college students with high levels of preference for solitude, particularly for those with lower levels of mindfulness.

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