The relationship between relative deprivation and online gaming addiction in college students: A moderated mediation model

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 1041 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Influence of Interpersonal Sensitivity on Smartphone Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Lin ◽  
Xiaochen Wang ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
Bingnan Xia ◽  
Peihong Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Interpersonal Sensitivity ◽  
Relational Self ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Fear Of Missing Out ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
The Relationship

Smartphone addiction is a behavioral dependence characterized by excessive or compulsive Internet use and a preoccupation with and loss of control over this use that interferes with an individual’s daily functioning and results in negative mental processes and subsequent social consequences. Smartphone addiction can negatively impact physical and mental health as well as academic performance, sleep quality, and even interpersonal interaction and relationships. Based on the compensatory Internet use theory, this study explores the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and smartphone addiction in college students and constructed a moderated mediation model. A sample of 881 college students was tested using the Interpersonal Sensitivity Scale, Smart Phone Addiction Scale, Fear of Missing Out Scale, and Relational Self-Construal Scale. We used AMOS 26.0 to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis and employed SPSS 24.0 to test our hypotheses. The results indicated that (1) interpersonal sensitivity was positively related to the fear of missing out and smartphone addiction; (2) the fear of missing out mediated the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and mobile phone addiction; (3) relational self-construal moderated interpersonal sensitivity and the fear of missing out; and (4) relational self-construal moderated the mediating effect of the fear of missing out on the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and smartphone addiction. We concluded that the fear of missing out and relational self-construal play a moderated mediation effect on the relationship between smartphone addiction and interpersonal sensitivity. Our findings provided some theoretical implications. Specifically, in addition to proposing a new approach for the study of smartphone addiction, we also introduced a theoretical basis for psychotherapy and intervention of smartphone addiction. In addition, this study also provides some insightful ideas for educational practitioners.

scholarly journals Positive Information of COVID-19 and Anxiety: A Moderated Mediation Model of Risk Perception and Intolerance of Uncertainty

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Baojuan Ye ◽  
Tingting Ma
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Positive Information ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

Although COVID-19 information has been shown to play an important role in anxiety, little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. In the present study, we examined whether risk perception mediated the relationship between positive information of COVID-19 and anxiety and whether this mediating process was moderated by intolerance of uncertainty. A sample of 3,341 college students participated in this study and completed questionnaires regarding positive information of COVID-19, risk perception, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety. The results indicated that positive information of COVID-19 was significantly and negatively associated with anxiety and that risk perception partially mediated this relationship. Intolerance of uncertainty further moderated the relationship between positive information of COVID-19 and risk perception. Specifically, the relationship between positive information of COVID-19 and risk perception was significant for college students with low intolerance of uncertainty, while it became weaker for those with high intolerance of uncertainty.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19 and Online Aggressive Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baojuan Ye ◽  
Yadi Zeng ◽  
Hohjin Im ◽  
Mingfan Liu ◽  
Xinqiang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Online Behavior ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

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.

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