The Relationships between Effortful Control, Mind Wandering, and Mobile Phone Addiction Based on Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevailing mobile phone use brought the problem of addiction, which might cause negative consequences. Effortful control and mind wandering were associated with addictive behavior. The present study aimed to investigate the dimension-level relationships between effortful control, mind wandering, and mobile phone addiction.

Methods

A total of 1684 participants participated this study. The mobile phone addiction, effortful control, and mind wandering were measured through self-report scales, respectively. Dimension-level network of these psychological variables was estimated and bridge expected influence (BEI) values for each node was calculated.

Results

Dimensions of mobile phone addiction, effortful control, and mind wandering exhibited distinct and com

SUBMITTER: Qiu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815513 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature