Relationship Between Parental Rejection and Problematic Mobile Phone Use in Chinese University Students: Mediating Roles of Perceived Discrimination and School Engagement

Frontiers in Psychology

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Jianjun Zhu¹  Wei Zhang¹ 

[1] School of Psychology, South China Normal University

关键词: parental rejection;    perceived discrimination;    school engagement;    problematic mobile phone use;    sequential mediating effect;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00428

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In order to clarify the onset mechanism of problematic mobile phone use, and to develop better strategies to prevent and treat problematic mobile phone use, the current study tested the negative impact of parental rejection on problematic mobile phone use and the mediating roles of perceived discrimination and school engagement in this association. The sample consisted of 356 Chinese university students (36.3% male) ranging from 17 to 19 years of age. Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing parental rejection, perceived discrimination, school engagement, and problematic mobile phone use. The results documented that parental rejection was a direct risk factor for problematic mobile phone use. This association was mediated by perceived discrimination, and there was also a sequential mediating effect in which perceived discrimination led in turn to low school engagement.

【 授权许可】

CC BY