Loneliness and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Roles of Boredom Proneness and Self-Control

Jun 21, 2021Psychology research and behavior management

Loneliness linked to mobile phone addiction in Chinese college students through boredom and self-control

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Abstract

Out of 1122 college students, 1078 completed the questionnaire survey.

  • Loneliness, , and mobile phone addiction are significantly and positively correlated.
  • is significantly and negatively correlated with loneliness, boredom proneness, and mobile phone addiction.
  • Boredom proneness and self-control can partially mediate the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction when operating simultaneously.
  • When boredom proneness and self-control operate sequentially, they fully mediate the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction.
  • Exercising self-control and alleviating boredom proneness may help reduce mobile phone addiction among lonely college students.

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Key numbers

96%
Response Rate
Out of 1122 college students, 1078 completed the survey.
772 of 1078 participants
Sample Composition
72% of the sample were male respondents.

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