Smoking or Smartphone Addiction? The Role of Smoking-Related Motivations as Mediators in Youth Clusters

The Relationship between social skills and percived smartphone usage

10.31234/osf.io/cxug4 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rageshawari Munderia ◽

Rajbala Singh

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Social Communication ◽

Regression Method ◽

Emotional Control ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Adult Participants ◽

Multiple Regression Method ◽

The Relationship

Social skills play an instrumental role in individuals’ life. It helps individuals to communicate and maintain social relationships. Presently, the smartphone has completely changed the mode of social communication, and social skills may play a crucial role in this regard. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate the association between social skills and perceived smartphone usage (both positive and negative usage). The perceived negative usage of the smartphone has been assessed in terms of smartphone addiction. Sample of the present study comprised of (n=509) adult participants. Pearson’s product moment correlation (r) and multiple regression method was employed to assess the relationship between the proposed variables. Findings of the study demonstrated that social skills are significantly related with both perceived positive usage of smartphone and smartphone addiction. Social expressivity and emotional control emerged as significant predictors for both positive usage of smartphone and smartphone addiction. The findings of the study may have important implications for bringing awareness among the individuals regarding the role of social skills for effective usage of smartphone as well as for future researches in this direction. Keywords: social skill, perceived positive smartphone usage, smartphone addiction, emotion expressivity, emotional control

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Smartphone addiction and depression, anxiety: The role of bedtime procrastination and self-control

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.062 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yaoguo Geng ◽

Jingjing Gu ◽

Jing Wang ◽

Ruiping Zhang

Keyword(s):

Self Control ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Bedtime Procrastination

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Problematic smartphone use and affective temperaments among Lebanese young adults: scale validation and mediating role of self-esteem

BMC Psychology ◽

10.1186/s40359-021-00638-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Joanne Zeidan ◽

Souheil Hallit ◽

Marwan Akel ◽

Ismail Louragli ◽

Sahar Obeid

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Problematic Smartphone Use ◽

Affective Temperaments ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Smartphone Use

Abstract Background Adults all over the world face serious issues from problematic smartphone use (PSU). It influences them negatively on a cognitive, behavioral, and emotional level, as well as on their tendencies and well-being. In Lebanon, the prevalence of PSU was shown to be 20.2% within the adult population, specifically with young adults (18–34 years old). This study investigates the validity and reliability of the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) Arabic version. In addition, this study evaluates the association between PSU and affective temperaments and the mediating role of self-esteem in this association. Method A cross-sectional study was carried out between August and September 2020, using a sample of community-dwelling participants aged 18 to 29 years. The Smartphone Addiction Scale—Short Version was used to evaluate smartphone addiction among adolescents and adults. The five different temperaments of the patients were assessed by using the Affective temperament Scale (TEMPS‐A). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to evaluate self-esteem. Results 461 participants were included in this study. All items of the SAS were extracted and yielded a one-factor solution with Eigenvalues > 1 (variance explained = 49.96%; αCronbach = 0.886). The confirmatory analysis results consolidated those obtained from the factor analysis. Higher depressive temperament (B = 0.46) was significantly associated with more smartphone addiction, whereas higher self-esteem (B = − 0.28) was significantly associated with less smartphone addiction. Self-esteem was found to mediate the association between depressive and hyperthymic temperaments with smartphone addiction. Conclusion This study added a better understanding of the high smartphone addiction rate among adults in Lebanon. It confirms the association between affective temperaments and PSU through the mediating effect of self-esteem on Lebanese adults.

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