Perceived subjective social status and smartphone addiction tendency among Chinese adolescents: A sequential mediation model

Lin, Yue; Liu, Qinxue

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105222

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“…Although a previous study confirmed relative deprivation as a risk factor for addictive behavior in adolescents ( Lin and Liu, 2020 ), our study is the first empirical study to demonstrate that deviant peer affiliation plays a mediating role between relative deprivation and game addiction in left-behind children. Meanwhile, this result extends self-determination theory, which deepens our understanding by applying it to the process between relative deprivation and game addiction via deviant peer affiliation.…”

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“…Relative deprivation refers to an individual’s subjective experience of perceiving that she/he is in a negative situation by making an upward social comparison with a reference target object and then generating negative emotions such as dissatisfaction and anger ( Greitemeyer and Sagioglou, 2019 ). According to the classic theory on relative deprivation, members of vulnerable groups in society experience feelings of relative deprivation in basic rights in the course of comparing themselves with others, and such a sense of relative deprivation generates negative influences on their psychological adjustment, thereby inducing negative emotions and problem behaviors ( Smith et al, 2012 ; Greitemeyer and Sagioglou, 2017 ; Lin and Liu, 2020 ). On one hand, online games can make up for an individual’s unmet psychological needs due to relative deprivation.…”

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Relative Deprivation and Game Addiction in Left-Behind Children: A Moderated Mediation

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Previous findings show that relative deprivation has a profound influence on game addiction, but the potential mediating and moderating mechanisms are unclear, especially for left-behind children. The present study therefore examined the relationship between relative deprivation and game addiction, the mediating effect of deviant peer affiliation, and the moderating effect of beliefs about adversity in a sample of left-behind children. A total of 952 left-behind children (mean age = 13.67 years, SD = 1.34) participated in this study. The participants anonymously completed a battery of questionnaires, including the Relative Deprivation Scale, the Deviant Peer Affiliation Scale, the Beliefs about Adversity Scale, the Game Addiction Scale, and demographic variables. After controlling for gender, left-behind category, and socioeconomic status, the moderated mediation model showed that (a) relative deprivation significantly and positively predicted game addiction in left-behind children; (b) The mediation analysis showed that the positive association between relative deprivation and game addiction in left-behind children was mediated by deviant peer affiliation; (c) Beliefs about adversity moderated the association between relative deprivation and deviant peer affiliation and were weaker for left-behind children with higher levels of beliefs about adversity, consistent with the risk-buffering model, but the relationship between relative deprivation and game addiction was stronger for left-behind children with higher levels of beliefs about adversity, consistent with the reverse risk-buffering model. These findings have crucial implications for the prevention and intervention of game addiction in left-behind children.

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Relative Deprivation and Game Addiction in Left-Behind Children: A Moderated Mediation

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“…Firstly, the moderators are not included. There are many factors affecting individuals' performance in Covid-19, such as self-regulation ( Kietzmann, Hermkens, McCarthy, & Silvestre, 2011 ), cognitive evaluation ( Choi, Jung, & Lee, 2013 ), relative deprivation ( Lin & Liu, 2020 ; Xie, Wang, Wang, Zhao, & Lei, 2018 ), and parent-child communication ( Liu, Lin, Zhou, & Zhang, 2019 ). Future studies can include them as moderators to further explore the psychology and behaviors of people in public health emergencies and how to reduce the negative impact of negative events on individuals.…”

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Meaning in life as a mediator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction in the context of Covid-19: A three-wave longitudinal study

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2022

Computers in Human Behavior

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In the context of the Covid-19, the present study designed a longitudinal study to examine the relationship among interpersonal alienation, meaning in life and smartphone addiction. Meanwhile, with the development of the epidemic whether there would be changes in the three variables also was examined. A sample of 579 university students (baseline mean age = 20.59, SD = 2.20) finished the anonymous questionnaires about interpersonal alienation, meaning in life and smartphone addiction. Three repeated measurements were obtained in June, September and December 2020. The finding indicated that university students' interpersonal alienation and meaning in life significantly increased, and the risk of smartphone addiction significantly decreased with the epidemic under control. Besides, meaning in life in the middle mitigating period of the epidemic mediated the relationship between interpersonal alienation in the early severe period of the epidemic and smartphone addiction in the basic end period of the epidemic. The study contributes to our understanding of how low levels of interpersonal alienation may improve meaning in life and reduce the risk of smartphone addiction. What's more, it provides scientific suggestions for the prevention and intervention of the adverse effects during public health emergencies.

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“…Specifically, although family income is not associated with mobile phone ownership in adolescents [8], those with higher family income and parental education are less likely to show problematic mobile phone use or internet addiction as their digital behaviors (eg, time spent on digital devices and digital safety) may be supervised by their parents to a greater extent [9][10][11][12]. Adolescents who are marginalized or from disadvantaged groups tend to use digital technology at a higher rate, possibly because they are likely to experience dissatisfaction with their offline lives and web spaces can facilitate the development of relationships with peers with similar life experiences [13,14]. They may also have fewer opportunities to carry out extracurricular activities than their affluent peers and thus spend more time on digital devices [15].…”

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Digital Technology Use and BMI: Evidence From a Cross-sectional Analysis of an Adolescent Cohort Study

Chen¹

2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background The use of digital technology such as mobile phones is ubiquitous in adolescents. However, excessive use may have adverse health effects, possibly partially mediated by disruptions to sleep. Objective This study aims to assess the social predictors of digital technology use and their cross-sectional association with BMI z scores and being overweight in a large sample of adolescents. Methods We used baseline data from a subset of a large adolescent cohort from 39 schools across Greater London who participated in the Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (n=1473). Digital technology use included phone calls, internet use on mobile phones, and video gaming on any device. Multilevel regression was used to assess the associations between digital technology use and age-specific and sex-specific BMI z scores and being overweight (including obesity). Measurements were derived from height and weight, obtained by the Tanita BC-418 Body Composition Analyzer. We examined whether these associations were mediated by insufficient sleep. Results Generally, participants with lower socioeconomic status reported more use of digital technology. Controlling for socioeconomic status, internet use on mobile phones for more than 3 hours per day was associated with higher BMI z scores (adjusted β=.30, 95% CI 0.11-0.48) and greater odds of being overweight (adjusted odds ratio 1.60, 95% CI 1.09-2.34), compared with low use (≤30 minutes). Similar associations were found between video gaming and BMI z scores and being overweight. The BMI z score was more strongly related to weekday digital technology use (internet use on mobile phones and video gaming) than weekend use. Insufficient sleep partly mediated the associations between digital technology use and BMI z scores (proportion of mediation from 8.6% to 17.8%) by an indirect effect. Conclusions We found an association between digital technology use and BMI in adolescents, partly mediated by insufficient sleep, suggesting that the underlying mechanisms may be multifactorial. Further research with longitudinal data is essential to explore the direction of the relationships.

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Perceived subjective social status and smartphone addiction tendency among Chinese adolescents: A sequential mediation model

Cited by 23 publications

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Relative Deprivation and Game Addiction in Left-Behind Children: A Moderated Mediation

Relative Deprivation and Game Addiction in Left-Behind Children: A Moderated Mediation

Meaning in life as a mediator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction in the context of Covid-19: A three-wave longitudinal study

Digital Technology Use and BMI: Evidence From a Cross-sectional Analysis of an Adolescent Cohort Study

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