Anxiety symptoms and problematic smartphone use severity among Chinese college students: The moderating role of social support

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangling Hou ◽  
Jon D. Elhai ◽  
Tianqiang Hu ◽  
Zhuang She ◽  
Juzhe Xi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Association Between Anxiety Symptoms and Problematic Smartphone Use Among Chinese University Students: The Mediating/Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Guang-Xiao Li ◽  
Ming-Li Yu ◽  
Chun-Li Liu ◽  
Yun-Ting Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
Moderating Role

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is a novel manifestation of addictive behaviors. It is frequently reported to be correlated with anxiety symptoms among University students. However, the underlying mechanism has not yet been thoroughly studied. Whether the association between anxiety symptoms and PSU is mediated or moderated by self-efficacy remains unclarified. A cluster sampling cross-sectional study was thus conducted to explore the potential mediating or moderating effect of self-efficacy in Chinese University students. Participants (N = 1,113) were recruited from eight Universities in Shenyang, China. Of them, 146 did not effectively respond to the questionnaires. Thus, 967 participants were eligible for the final analysis. The mediating or moderating role of self-efficacy in the anxiety-PSU relationship was explored using hierarchical multiple regression. Then the mediation model was further verified using the SPSS macros program (PROCESS v3.0). Our results showed that anxiety symptoms was positively correlated with PSU (r = 0.302, P < 0.01), while self-efficacy was negatively correlated with anxiety symptoms and PSU (r = −0.271 and −0.181, P < 0.01). Self-efficacy partly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and PSU, which accounted for ~17.5% of the total effect that anxiety symptoms have on PSU. However, the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the anxiety-PSU relationship was insignificant. In summary, our findings suggested that self-efficacy partly mediates but not moderates the link between anxiety symptoms and PSU among Chinese University students. Therefore, multicomponent interventions should be made to restrict the frequency of smartphone usage, enhance the level of self-efficacy, and thus promote the mental health status of University students.

Influence of College Students’ Agreeableness on Interpersonal Relationships: Moderating Role of Empathy

2020 ◽  
pp. 001312452092860
Author(s):  
Dong Yang ◽  
Chia-Ching Tu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Moderating Role

This study explored the moderating influence of empathy on agreeableness in interpersonal relationships among Chinese college students. Surveys and tests were conducted among a representative sample of 834 college students from four universities in Yunnan, China. Structural equation models were used to test causality and moderation. Support was found for a model that identified agreeableness and empathy as valid predictors of interpersonal relationships and empathy as a moderating influence between agreeableness and interpersonal relationships. These results suggest that the growth of interpersonal relationships for agreeable students is suppressed by higher levels of empathy. In addition, lower levels of empathy may promote the growth of interpersonal relationships for agreeable students. The results suggest that enhancing empathy is not always applicable to all groups of individuals and that training methods aimed at reducing empathy may be used to ameliorate bad interpersonal relationship in students with agreeable personality traits.

Perceived Chronic Social Adversity and Suicidal Ideation Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Role of Hope

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110489
Author(s):  
Tonglin Jin ◽  
Zeyu Lei ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Yuntena Wu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Social Adversity ◽  
Dispositional Hope ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
High Hope

This study aimed to investigate the relations among perceived chronic social adversity, hope and suicidal ideation among Chinese college students. 535 college students completed the Perceived Chronic Social Adversity Questionnaire (PCSAQ), the Suicidal Ideation Scale (SIS), and the Revised Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (RADHS). The results showed that perceived chronic social adversity was positively associated with suicidal ideation, and hope was negatively associated with suicidal ideation. The results also confirmed that hope negatively moderated the relationship between perceived chronic social adversity and suicidal ideation. Further study showed that there was a significant positive relation between perceived chronic social adversity and suicidal ideation under the low hope level, however, there was a non-significant relation between perceived chronic social adversity and suicidal ideation under the high hope level.

The Moderating Role of Social Support on the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide Risk

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan M. Kleiman ◽  
John H. Riskind ◽  
Karen E. Schaefer ◽  
Hilary Weingarden
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. There has been considerable research into risk factors for suicide, such as impulsivity, but considerably less research on protective factors. Aims: The present study examines the role that social support plays in the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk. Methods: Participants were 169 undergraduates who completed self-report measures of impulsivity and social support. Suicide risk was assessed using an interview measure. Results: Social support moderates the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk, such that those who are highly impulsive are less likely to be at risk for suicide if they also have high levels of social support. Conclusions: Social support can be a useful buffer to suicide risk for at-risk individuals who are highly impulsive.

Envy and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of FOMO and the moderating role of student-student relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Wang ◽  
Xingchao Wang ◽  
Jia Nie ◽  
Pan Zeng ◽  
Ke Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Student Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role
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