How does problematic smartphone use impair adolescent self-esteem? A moderated mediation analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Wang ◽  
Li Lei
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use

How is problematic smartphone use related to adolescent depression? A moderated mediation analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 104384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Wang ◽  
Shuoyu Liu ◽  
Meng Zhao ◽  
Xiaofan Yang ◽  
Guohua Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use

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

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.

How are smartphones associated with adolescent materialism?

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 2406-2417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Wang ◽  
Jia Nie ◽  
Xingchao Wang ◽  
Yuhui Wang ◽  
Fengqing Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Relationship

This study examined whether smartphone addiction predicted adolescent materialism and whether self-esteem mediated the relation between smartphone addiction and adolescent materialism. Moreover, this study tested whether this mediating process was moderated by student–student relationship. Our theoretical model was tested among 748 middle school students in China (mean age = 16.80, standard deviation = .73). The results indicated that smartphone addiction was positively related to adolescent materialism. Mediation analysis showed that self-esteem mediated this relation. Moderated mediation test further revealed that the mediated path was moderated by student–student relationship.

scholarly journals Fear of missing out and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between maximization and problematic smartphone use

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocco Servidio
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Fear Of Missing Out ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractProblematic smartphone use (PSU), which involves an excessive and uncontrolled use of smartphones, thereby causing daily-life disturbance, has been associated with a range of negative outcomes including anxiety, depression, and deficits in social relationships. However, the relationship between PSU and maximization, which could be an explanatory factor, has not yet been thoroughly studied. Drawing on the Interaction-Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, the current study aimed to investigate the association between PSU and maximization with the assumption that fear of missing out (FoMO) and self-esteem could mediate this relationship. Empirical data were gathered from 277 Italian university students who completed an online survey. Correlation analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) were used to investigate the relationships among the variables. The results showed that PSU, maximization, and FoMO were positively correlated; whereas maximization and self-esteem were negatively correlated. Furthermore, FoMO and self-esteem partially mediated that relationship, suggesting that participant maximizers experience more FoMO, especially when the participants have fear of missing out on potentially “better” alternatives to social experiences and exhibit low self-esteem. Thus, higher FoMO and low self-esteem can be a driver of PSU. Finally, this study provides new insights about how maximization may have an impact on the development of addictive behaviour such as PSU.

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