The relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students: The mediating role of anthropomorphism and moderating role of family support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Loneliness and mobile phone addiction are common phenomena in our daily life that can lead to physical and psychological maladaptation. Although loneliness has been considered to be correlated with adolescents' mobile phone addiction, the underlying mechanisms of the relation between loneliness and mobile phone addiction are still unclear. In order to address the problem of mobile phone addiction among adolescents, the association of loneliness with mobile phone addiction was explored from the perspective of Compensatory Internet Use Theory. The mediating role of anthropomorphism and the moderating role of family support were examined.

Methods

Data were collected through convenience sampling from a comprehensive university in China. A total of 582 Chinese college

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10146513 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature