The relationship between self-esteem and mobile phone addiction among college students: The chain mediating effects of social avoidance and peer relationships

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Shuai Lv¹  Bo Wang²  Yuanyi Shen³  Yujie Zhu⁴  Chunmei Chen⁵ 

[1] Institute of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China;Office of Development Planning, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China;School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China;School of Marine Culture and Law, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China;Teachers College, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China;

关键词: self-esteem;    mobile phone addiction;    social avoidance;    peer relationship;    chain mediation;    chain mediating effects;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1137220

 received in 2023-01-04, accepted in 2023-03-06,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionMobile phone addiction has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of college students, which has attracted extensive attention from scholars.MethodsIn this study, we investigated the mechanism of the influence of self-esteem on mobile phone addiction among 694 college students using the Self-Esteem Scale, the Mobile Phone. Addiction Scale, the Peer Relationship Scale and the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale.ResultsThe results showed that (1) self-esteem significantly and negatively predicted mobile phone addiction; (2) self-esteem influenced mobile phone addiction through the mediating effect of social avoidance; (3) self-esteem influenced mobile phone addiction through the mediating effect of peer relationships; and (4) social avoidance and peer relationships played a chain mediating role in the influence of self-esteem on mobile phone addiction.DiscussionThese findings can help researchers and educators better understand the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between self-esteem and mobile phone addiction and to provide practical and effective operational suggestions for the prevention and intervention of mobile phone addiction among college students.

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