Adolescent attachment and the mobile phone addiction: Mediating effects of social support

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of loneliness on the mobile phone addiction, and to investigate the role of the psychological variable of online social support. Methods: 622 college students were surveyed by using the mobile phone addiction index (MPAI) scale, Online Social Support Questionnaire for College Students and the short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Results: The main effect of online social support and the mobile phone addiction on education level was significant. Loneliness was negatively correlated with online social support and the mobile phone addiction, online social support is positively correlated with the mobile phone addiction. Online social support was a complete mediator between loneliness and the mobile phone addiction.

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The Effect of the Social Withdrawal on the Quality of Life of an University Student - Focused on the Mediating Effects of the Mobile Phone Addiction and the Attachment with Peer

The Journal of Convergence Society and Public Policy ◽

10.37582/cspp.2019.13.3.232 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 232-264

Author(s):

Ilyoung Jeong

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Social Withdrawal ◽

University Student ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

Mobile Phone Addiction ◽

The Social

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MEDIATOR EFFECTS OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS ON SOCIAL SUPPORT AND DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS SUFFERING FROM MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION

Psychiatria Danubina ◽

10.24869/psyd.2017.207 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 207-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Menglong Li ◽

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Xia Jiang ◽

Yujia Ren ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Mobile Phone Addiction

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How mobile phone addiction is associated with suicidal ideation? The mediation role of depression and moderation role of online social support (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.29468 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Huahua Hu ◽

Xue Yang ◽

Phoenix Mo ◽

Chengjia Zhao ◽

Beibei Kuang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

University Students ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Potential Importance ◽

Online Social Support ◽

Mobile Phone Addiction ◽

Chinese University ◽

The Relationship

UNSTRUCTURED Recent studies have highlighted mobile phone addiction (MPA) as a potential risk of suicidal ideation. However, the mechanisms underlying that association require attention. This investigation examines whether the relationship between MPA and suicidal ideation would be mediated by depression, and buffered by online social support (OSS) in university students. A total of 1,042 Chinese university students completed the questionnaire including the measures of mobile phone addiction, depression, suicidal ideation, OSS in classroom settings. Results revealed that (a) MPA was positively associated with suicidal ideation through depression; (b) OSS moderated the association between depression and suicidal ideation. Specifically, the effect of depression on suicidal ideation was weaker in individuals with high (versus low) OSS. The influence of MPA on suicidal ideation was non-significant among individuals with high OSS but negatively significant among students with low OSS. The results enrich the understanding of how MPA may increase suicidal ideation, and highlight the potential importance of reducing depression and enhancing OSS to prevent suicidal ideation in university students.

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