The impact of academic anxiety on smartphone addiction among college students: the mediating role of self-regulatory fatigue and the moderating role of mindfulness

Apr 9, 2025BMC psychology

How academic anxiety relates to smartphone addiction in college students: the role of self-control tiredness and mindfulness

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Abstract

Academic anxiety significantly positively predicts (β = 0.30, p<0.001) among college students.

  • mediates the relationship between academic anxiety and smartphone addiction, accounting for 11.76% of the effect.
  • moderates the mediation pathways, strengthening the impact of academic anxiety on self-regulatory fatigue in students with high mindfulness.
  • In contrast, self-regulatory fatigue has a weaker influence on smartphone addiction for students with high mindfulness compared to those with low mindfulness.
  • These findings highlight the complex interactions between academic anxiety, self-regulatory fatigue, and mindfulness in relation to smartphone addiction.

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Key numbers

0.30
Increase in
Effect size of academic anxiety predicting .
11.76%
Mediation Effect Proportion
Percentage of total effect accounted for by .
685
Effective Sample Size
Total number of valid responses collected from college students.

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