Relationship between shyness and mobile phone addiction in Chinese young adults: Mediating roles of self-control and attachment anxiety

Han, Lei; Geng, Jingyu; Jou, Min; Gao, Fengqiang; Yang, Huayong

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.036

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“…There is no doubt that SNS have gained wider acceptability, usability and have probably become the most important communication tool among university students [1,2,3]. Many researchers have tried to identify SNS's addiction.…”

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Social Networking (SNS) Addiction among University Students: A Literature Review and Research Directions

AlBarashdi

2020

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The main objective of this literature review is to provide empirical and conceptual insight into SNS addiction by exploring potential SNS addiction, examining the personalities of SNS addicted users, and exploring SNS addiction's negative consequences on well-being, social and academic life. The results revealed that there was no concordance among previous studies on which gender is the most likely to be addicted to SNS. Moreover, the addiction symptoms linked with SNS addiction were cognitive and behavioral salience, conflict with other activities, euphoria, loss of control, withdrawal, and relapse/reinstatement. Previous SNS's studies determined a high prevalence rate of addiction to SNS among university students. The review revealed that 18.4% of the reviewed studies agreed that SNS addiction is significantly and positively related to depression and Neuroticism. Although 78% of the reviewed previous studies have highlighted several potential negative correlations of extensive SNS usage and addiction on university student well-being, social, and academic life, however, these studies gave more attention to the negative impact on students' academic performance.

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Social Networking (SNS) Addiction among University Students: A Literature Review and Research Directions

AlBarashdi

2020

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“…Some studies have suggested that the Internet enhances convenience in performing tasks, such as collecting information, making decisions, reading, writing, communicating, and sharing, and that these Internet-mediated practices may increase individuals’ life satisfaction ( Reinecke and Trepte, 2014 ; Dienlin et al, 2017 ; Utz and Breuer, 2017 ). However, other studies have indicated that Internet use leads to pathological Internet use, which is linked to academic failure ( Iyitoglu and Çeliköz, 2017 ), increased depression ( Fayazi and Hasani, 2017 ; Zhao F. et al, 2017 ), increased loneliness ( Han et al, 2017 ; Tian et al, 2017 ), increased anxiety ( Fayazi and Hasani, 2017 ), and psychiatric disorders ( Trojak et al, 2017 ), and these negative consequences may reduce individuals’ life satisfaction ( Kwok et al, 2016 ; Zhi et al, 2016 ; Oosterveer et al, 2017 ).…”

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“…For example, lonely individuals can use social networking sites to establish close relationships with peer groups that may be the individuals’ primary sources of social support; support from such peer groups may reduce these individuals’ loneliness and depression and increase their life satisfaction ( Reinecke and Trepte, 2014 ; Dienlin et al, 2017 ; Utz and Breuer, 2017 ). By contrast, numerous people use the Internet for purposes such as viewing online pornography, online shopping, and Internet gaming; these activities may exacerbate psychological and social problems, such as loneliness ( Han et al, 2017 ; Tian et al, 2017 ) and depression ( Fayazi and Hasani, 2017 ; Zhao F. et al, 2017 ), undermining their life satisfaction ( Kwok et al, 2016 ; Zhi et al, 2016 ; Oosterveer et al, 2017 ). Therefore, different Internet activities may exert different potential effects on individuals’ life satisfaction.…”

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Association Between Specific Internet Activities and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Loneliness and Depression

Zhang

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Front. Psychol.

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The current study examined the associations between specific Internet activities (online shopping, pornography use, social networking site use, and Internet gaming), life satisfaction, and the mediating effects of loneliness and depression for these associations. Participants were 5,215 students (2,303 male participants, Mage = 16.20 years; ranging in age from 10 to 23 years) from various school types (546 elementary school students, 1710 junior high school students, 688 senior high school students, and 2271 university students) who provided self-report data on demographic variables, online shopping, pornography use, social networking site use, loneliness, depression, and life satisfaction. The results indicated that after controlling for demographic variables (gender and age) (a) loneliness and depression had fully positive mediating effects on the association between social networking site use and life satisfaction; (b) loneliness and depression played fully negative mediating effects on life satisfaction associations with online shopping, pornography use, and Internet gaming. Therefore, loneliness and depression were the underlying mechanisms that caused life satisfaction to be affected by online shopping, pornography use, social networking site use, and Internet gaming.

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“…In a similar vein, earlier scholars affirmed that depression, anxiety and stress are associated with mobile phone addiction [16][17] . Another study on the link between mobile phone addiction and shyness and among Chinese young adults, Han et al 18 found a significant positive link between shyness, attachment anxiety, and mobile phone addiction. In line with the research above, this study puts forward the following hypotheses: H1: SNS intensity has a positive impact on users' mobile addiction H2: SNS intensity has a positive impact on the use of the SNS mobile apps H3: The Use of SNS mobile apps has a positive impact on users' mobile addiction…”

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Examining the Predictors of Mobile Addiction: Some Insights from Malaysia

Suki¹

2018

IJET

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This research aims to investigate the predictors of mobile addiction. The data was analyzed using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) approach supported by Smart-PLS 2.0 to assess the hypothesis in the research model. The PLS-SEM technique revealed that there was a strong correlation between social networking sites (SNS) intensity and mobile addiction. Users have positively expressed that visiting SNS is part of their everyday activity as they tend to check their SNS almost every day. They have this perception that they will feel out of touch when they do not log into their SNS for a day. In addition, they feel as if they are part of the community of SNS on campus. Those with many SNS accounts have a strong tendency to install and use mobile social networking apps on their mobile phones to connect and communicate with others. These heavy users frequently use their mobile phone to log into their social network via preferred social networking apps and actively use it to check the SNS. The direction for future research is also presented.

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Relationship between shyness and mobile phone addiction in Chinese young adults: Mediating roles of self-control and attachment anxiety

Cited by 142 publications

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Social Networking (SNS) Addiction among University Students: A Literature Review and Research Directions

Social Networking (SNS) Addiction among University Students: A Literature Review and Research Directions

Association Between Specific Internet Activities and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Loneliness and Depression

Examining the Predictors of Mobile Addiction: Some Insights from Malaysia

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