Shyness and Mobile Phone Dependency among Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model of Basic Psychological Needs and Family Cohesion

Author(s):  
Yingmin Chen ◽  
Yujie Gao ◽  
Hongman Li ◽  
Qiuyue Deng ◽  
Changlin Sun ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 247-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing-Qi Liu ◽  
Dong-Jing Zhang ◽  
Xiu-Juan Yang ◽  
Chen-Yan Zhang ◽  
Cui-Ying Fan ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baojuan Ye ◽  
Yadi Zeng ◽  
Hohjin Im ◽  
Mingfan Liu ◽  
Xinqiang Wang ◽  
...  

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fear has run rampant across the globe. To curb the spread of the virus, several governments have taken measures to drastically transition businesses, work, and schooling to virtual settings. While such transitions are warranted and well-intended, these measures may come with unforeseen consequences. Namely, one’s fear of COVID-19 may more readily manifest as aggressive behaviors in an otherwise incognito virtual social ecology. In the current research, a moderated mediation model examined the mechanisms underlying the relation between fear of COVID-19 and overt and relational aggressive online behavior among Chinese college students. Utilizing a large sample of Chinese college students (N = 2,799), results indicated that moral disengagement mediated the effect of fear of COVID-19 on college students’ overt and relational online aggressive behavior. A positive family cohesion buffered the effect of moral disengagement on relational aggressive behavior, but only for females. The findings, theoretical contributions, and practical implications of the present paper are also discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 106280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinchen Fu ◽  
Jingxuan Liu ◽  
Ru-De Liu ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
Wei Hong ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 108-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing-Qi Liu ◽  
Zong-Kui Zhou ◽  
Xiu-Juan Yang ◽  
Fan-Chang Kong ◽  
Geng-Feng Niu ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Kai Dou ◽  
Lin-Xin Wang ◽  
Jian-Bin Li ◽  
Guo-Dong Wang ◽  
Yan-Yu Li ◽  
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Objectives: The mobile phone (MP) is an indispensable digital device in adolescents’ daily lives in the contemporary era, but being addicted to MP can lead to more risk-taking behavior. However, little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relation. To address the gaps in the literature, the present study examined the idea that MP addiction is associated with reduced self-control, which further associates with increased risk-taking behavior. In addition, this study also investigated the moderation effect of adolescent sex in the association between MP addiction and self-control. Methods: A three-wave longitudinal study, each wave spanning six months apart, was conducted in a sample of Chinese adolescents (final N = 333, 57.4% girls). Results: Results of the moderated mediation model suggest that after controlling for demographic variables and baseline levels of self-control and risk-taking behavior, MP addiction at T1 positively predicted increased risk-taking behavior at T3 through reduced self-control at T2 for girls but not for boys. Conclusions: Theoretically, these findings contribute to the understanding about the working processes in the association between MP addiction and risk-taking behavior in adolescents. Practically, the results implied that boosting self-control appeared as a promising way to reduce girls’ risk-taking behavior, particularly for those who are addicted to MPs.


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