Smartphone addiction affects life satisfaction among Chinese university students: the serial mediation effects of social anxiety for social media users and mental well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Life satisfaction is an essential component that enables individuals to discover meaning in their lives and attain cognitive well-being. Life satisfaction is typically associated with aspects such as meaningfulness, fulfilment, and happiness. To gain a deeper understanding of university students' life satisfaction, this study explores the influence of psychological mechanisms of social anxiety for social media users and mental well-being from the perspective of smartphone addiction. Specifically, it aims to examine the effect of smartphone addiction on life satisfaction among university students in China, with social anxiety for social media users and mental well-being acting as serial mediators within the proposed research model.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Jing T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577056 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature