scholarly journals Sedentary Behavior and Problematic Smartphone Use in Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Self-Control

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Qiang Xiang ◽  
Long Lin ◽  
Zi-Rong Wang ◽  
Jin Li ◽  
Zebo Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Moderating Role

Problematic smartphone use: The role of reward processing, depressive symptoms and self-control

2021 ◽  
pp. 107015
Author(s):  
Robert West ◽  
Carl Ash ◽  
Ashley Dapore ◽  
Bridget Kirby ◽  
Kaitlyn Malley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Reward Processing ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use

scholarly journals The effect of self control and emotion regulation difficulties on the problematic smart phone use of young people

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-308
Author(s):  
Mehmet Şakiroğlu
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Young People ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Smartphone Use

The use of smart phones is quite common among young people. This may sometimes cause problems. Different steps are being taken in the schools regarding the rules that students should follow for the use of telephone. However, student-oriented solutions are needed. The main aim of this study is to reveal the role of self-control, difficulties in emotion regulation and having pet on problematic smartphone use. The sample consisted of 296 university students. In this study, “Personal Information Form”, “Brief Self-Control Scale”, “Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale” and “Smartphone Addiction Scale” were utilized to gather data. According to the findings of the research, high self-control ability and having a pet reduces the time spent on the use of problematic smart phone, whereas the difficulty of emotion control increases it. Findings are discussed within the framework of the related literature and some self-control and emotion regulation exercises were suggested for curricula.

scholarly journals Association Between Anxiety Symptoms and Problematic Smartphone Use Among Chinese University Students: The Mediating/Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Guang-Xiao Li ◽  
Ming-Li Yu ◽  
Chun-Li Liu ◽  
Yun-Ting Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
Moderating Role

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is a novel manifestation of addictive behaviors. It is frequently reported to be correlated with anxiety symptoms among University students. However, the underlying mechanism has not yet been thoroughly studied. Whether the association between anxiety symptoms and PSU is mediated or moderated by self-efficacy remains unclarified. A cluster sampling cross-sectional study was thus conducted to explore the potential mediating or moderating effect of self-efficacy in Chinese University students. Participants (N = 1,113) were recruited from eight Universities in Shenyang, China. Of them, 146 did not effectively respond to the questionnaires. Thus, 967 participants were eligible for the final analysis. The mediating or moderating role of self-efficacy in the anxiety-PSU relationship was explored using hierarchical multiple regression. Then the mediation model was further verified using the SPSS macros program (PROCESS v3.0). Our results showed that anxiety symptoms was positively correlated with PSU (r = 0.302, P < 0.01), while self-efficacy was negatively correlated with anxiety symptoms and PSU (r = −0.271 and −0.181, P < 0.01). Self-efficacy partly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and PSU, which accounted for ~17.5% of the total effect that anxiety symptoms have on PSU. However, the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the anxiety-PSU relationship was insignificant. In summary, our findings suggested that self-efficacy partly mediates but not moderates the link between anxiety symptoms and PSU among Chinese University students. Therefore, multicomponent interventions should be made to restrict the frequency of smartphone usage, enhance the level of self-efficacy, and thus promote the mental health status of University students.

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