Avoidant attachment and smartphone addiction in college students: The mediating effects of anxiety and self-esteem

Eunhyang, Kim; Eun-Young, Koh

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.02.037

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“…For all subscales and the 20-item general scale, it was observed that the level of nomophobia increased as daily mobile internet usage time inreased (p < .05). Kim and Koh (2018) stated that individuals who isolate themselves from the outside world and who show avoidant attachment are more able to connect to their phones. For this reason, individuals who are more connected to their phone and perceive their phone as a "safe environment" may increase their nomophobia levels and show nomophobic behavior when they cannot use their smartphones or access their smartphones.…”

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Nomophobia Levels and Personalities of University Students

Dalbudak¹,

Yılmaz²,

Yiğit³

2020

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The development of technology has made our lives easier and has caused some dependencies to enter our lives. The aim of this study is to measure the nomophobia levels of the students at the faculty of sports at Uşak University and the faculty of technology at Isparta Applied Sciences University and to examine the relationship of personality with the level of nomophobia.The sample of the study consists of a total of 408 students at the faculty of sports at Uşak University and the faculty of technology at Isparta Applied Sciences University. Volunteering was taken into account in participation. Students' nomophobia level and personality properties were analyzed according to the gender of the participants, age groups, educational status, department, phone usage by years, daily smartphone usage time, mobile internet usage time, daily mobile internet usage time, smartphone night off status, the time spent with friends during the day.In the study, the Nomophobia Scale, developed by Yıldırım and Correia (2015) and whose validity and reliability were made, was developed by Somer, Tatar and Korkmaz (2001) and the 5-Factor Personality Inventory, whose validity and reliability of short form were, made was used by Tatar (2005). In this study, SPSS 22.00 Program used in quantitative research methods was used. The data were summarized by giving percentage and frequency tables. This study was tested with a significance level of 0.05. There are statistically both significant relationship (p < .05) and non-sense relationship (p > .05) between nomophobia and subscale scores according to age, gender, department, phone usage by years, daily smartphone usage time, mobile internet usage time, daily mobile internet usage time, smartphone night off status and the time spent with friends during the day. A statistically significant relationship was found between personality and nomophobia (p < .05).The results of the study showed us how nomophobia is effective on students. As a result of the study, it is an indicator that personality affects nomophobia. It seems that personality is effective on nomophobia. As the personality gets stronger, the level of nomophobia will decrease. Therefore, necessary studies can be done about the personality. In addition, a new research can be proposed in which students in the other department will be assessed to be affected by the level of nomophobia.

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Nomophobia Levels and Personalities of University Students

Dalbudak¹,

Yılmaz²,

Yiğit³

2020

JEL

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“…Hughes & Burke, 2018;Lapierre & Lewis, 2016;Li et al, 2015;Rotondi et al, 2017;Toda, Ezoe, Mure, & Takeshita, 2016), and mood or anxiety disorders (e.g. Alhassan et al, 2018;Arpaci, Baloğlu, Özteke Kozan, & Kesici, 2017;Elhai, Levine, Dvorak, & Hall, 2016, 2017Gao, Xiang, Zhang, Zhang, & Mei, 2017;Hussain, Griffiths, & Sheffield, 2017;Kim & Koh, 2018;Kim, Joo, Han, Kim, & Choi, 2018;Kim, Jang, Lee, Lee, & Kim, 2018). While some have interpreted this to indicate that smartphones are causing lower levels of well-being, it is important to consider that well-being and related dispositional factors may also cause perceived and actual problematic smartphone usage.…”

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Problematic smartphone usage and subjective and psychological well-being

Horwood

Anglim

2019

Computers in Human Behavior

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Despite a growing awareness that problematic usage of smartphones is becoming a significant public health issue, there is limited research on how problematic smartphone usage relates to the humanistic concepts of well-being, particularly those captured in Ryff's six psychological well-being dimensions: positive relations, autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life, selfacceptance. The current study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between general and problematic smartphone usage and subjective wellbeing and psychological well-being using long-form, theoretically grounded measures. Australian adults (n = 539, 79% female; age in years M = 25.1, SD = 7.8) completed Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale, the PANAS, and Ryff's 84-item measure of psychological well-being. Results showed that problematic smartphone usage was correlated with lower well-being on almost all scales. In particular, negative affect, autonomy, and environmental mastery had the largest negative correlations with problematic smartphone usage. Given the stable and dispositional nature of well-being, it seems likely that much of the relationship is driven by a common underlying tendency to experience anxiety, negative emotions, and a lack of control, combined with a tendency to engage in maladaptive coping and compulsive behavior.

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“…Figures prompt reflection, such as the fact that between 2011 and 2017, 259 people died when doing a selfie [17]. On top of this, we have the problematic use [18] of these devices, understood as the compulsive use that leads to a disorder and deterioration of social relations, physical health, emotional well-being, or academic or work performance [19][20][21][22].…”

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“…The second factor, composed of eight items (21,23,19,20,25,26,15, and 28), explained 6.8% of the variance. It was labeled as emotional consequences when grouping items in which irritability, impatience, depression, and stress were manifested when using a smartphone or experiencing the impossibility of doing so.…”

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Future Teachers’ Smartphone Uses and Dependence

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Smartphones are indeed becoming an essential tool in the daily lives and relations of their users in recent years, thanks to their uses and potential. However, excessive and inappropriate use can lead to dependence syndromes. The objectives of our study were to ascertain how these devices are being used and whether students are at risk of addiction. The study was carried out based on a survey with students-future teachers-from two Spanish universities. A sample of 453 students between the ages of 18 and 47 was analyzed, 76.8% female and 23.2% male. Smartphones were found to be the preferred Internet connection device for 80% of students, 38% of students connect to the Internet five hours or more a day (which can be considered an addiction) and smartphones are used primarily to connect with others (social media and instant messaging). The abusive use of smartphones affects men's behavior more than women and can lead them to neglect other activities, while smartphones affect women more in the emotional field, in matters related to boredom, impatience, and irritability.

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Avoidant attachment and smartphone addiction in college students: The mediating effects of anxiety and self-esteem

Cited by 160 publications

References 40 publications

Nomophobia Levels and Personalities of University Students

Nomophobia Levels and Personalities of University Students

Problematic smartphone usage and subjective and psychological well-being

Future Teachers’ Smartphone Uses and Dependence

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