Smartphone addiction and phubbing behavior among university students: A moderated mediation model by fear of missing out, social comparison, and loneliness

Bajwa, Ruqia Safdar; Abdullah, Haslinda; Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab; Jaafar, Wan Munira Wan; Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1072551

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“…These studies tend to discuss the influence of smartphone communication on SL. The influence of SL on smartphone communication mainly focuses on the influence of SL on smartphone usage [12,36,86]. Undoubtedly, smartphone communication is a part of smartphone usage, and SL is considered to have an impact on smartphone communication.…”

Section: H11 Social Loneliness (Sl) Affects Habitual Smartphone Behav...mentioning

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Effect of Social Loneliness on Tourist Happiness: A Mediation Analysis Based on Smartphone Usage

2023

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Smartphone usage affects the relationship between social loneliness in tourism and tourist happiness. This study discusses the effect of social loneliness on tourist happiness by considering three aspects of smartphone usage—habitual smartphone behaviors, smartphone communication, and smart tourism applications—as mediating variables. Based on stimulus–organism–response theory, this study collected data through questionnaires, analyzed the data using SPSS and Amos, and reached three findings, as follows: (1) Social loneliness affects tourist happiness either directly or indirectly. (2) Habitual smartphone behaviors not only directly affect tourist happiness but also affect tourist happiness as a mediating variable and multiple mediating variables. (3) Smartphone communication does not affect tourist happiness either directly or indirectly as a mediating variable or as one of multiple mediating variables of social loneliness. (4) Smart tourism applications not only directly affect tourist happiness but also affect tourist happiness indirectly as one of multiple mediating variables. This study is not only conducive to exploring social loneliness and the influence mechanism of social loneliness on tourist happiness, but it is also conducive to suggesting that scenic spots should add interesting group activities in project development to reduce social loneliness. Attention should also be paid to social loneliness in destination marketing.

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Section: H11 Social Loneliness (Sl) Affects Habitual Smartphone Behav...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The first category is smart tourism applications, i.e., the functional usage of smartphones in tourism [10,33,34]. The second is smartphone communication, i.e., the communicative usage of smartphones in tourism [35][36][37]. The third is habitual smartphone behaviors [38][39][40].…”

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Effect of Social Loneliness on Tourist Happiness: A Mediation Analysis Based on Smartphone Usage

2023

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“… 47 More specifically, FoMO can significantly predict individuals’ phubbing behavior. 48 Therefore, we hypothesize that FoMO mediates the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing (H3).…”

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Why Cannot I Stop Phubbing? Boredom Proneness and Phubbing: A Multiple Mediation Model

Gao,

Liu,

Shen

et al. 2023

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Background With the popularity of smartphone and their increasingly rich functions, people’s attachment to their phones is increasing. While people enjoy the convenience that smartphone bring (eg, accessing information and socializing), it also leads to problematic smartphone use (eg, phubbing). Previous research has shown that boredom proneness can trigger phubbing. However, the underlying psychological mechanisms are not yet clear. Methods To address this research gap, we surveyed 556 Chinese college students ( M age = 18.89 years, SD = 1.18) during the COVID-19 pandemic and all participants completed a self-report questionnaire. Drawing the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model (I-PACE) for addictive behaviors, this study developed and examined a multiple mediation model incorporating boredom proneness, loneliness, fear of missing out (FoMO), and phubbing. Results (1) Boredom proneness could positively predict phubbing; (2) loneliness and FoMO mediated the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing, respectively; and (3) loneliness and FoMO sequentially mediated the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing. Conclusion These findings are not only valuable for understanding the underlying mechanisms linking boredom proneness and phubbing, but also suggest that three types of interventions could be effectively used to decrease the risk of phubbing among college students, namely, reducing boredom proneness, relieving loneliness, and decreasing FoMO.

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“…It was crucial to emphasize that academic pursuits rank among the foremost responsibilities for college students. Unfortunately, existing research has predominantly focused on the detrimental effects of mobile phone addiction on emotional adaptation ( 3 , 7 , 8 ), behavioral adaptation ( 9 ), and sleep quality ( 10 ). Inadequate attention has been directed towards exploring the nexus between mobile phone addiction and the academic adjustment of college students.…”

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Mobile phone addiction and academic burnout: the mediating role of technology conflict and the protective role of mindfulness

Yang,

Cao,

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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With the rapid development of Internet technology, more and more college students are facing the threat of mobile phone addiction. However, the relationship and underlying mechanism between mobile phone addiction and academic burnout haven’t been explored in depth. This study proves the mediating role of technology conflict and the moderating role of mindfulness in the relation between mobile phone addiction and academic burnout. 752 college students were recruited to complete the questionnaire of mobile phone addiction, technology conflict, mindfulness and academic burnout. Results showed that mobile phone addiction was significantly and positively associated with academic burnout, and this relationship could be mediated by technology conflict. Besides, the direct effect of mobile phone addiction on academic burnout and the indirect effect of technology conflict in this link were moderated by mindfulness. Both these two effects are stronger for college students with lower level of mindfulness. Our findings enrich our understanding of how and when mobile phone addiction was related to academic burnout. Educational professionals and parents should take timely measure to the academic burnout of college students suffering from mobile phone addiction, particularly for those with lower level of mindfulness.

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Smartphone addiction and phubbing behavior among university students: A moderated mediation model by fear of missing out, social comparison, and loneliness

Cited by 12 publications

References 53 publications

Effect of Social Loneliness on Tourist Happiness: A Mediation Analysis Based on Smartphone Usage

Effect of Social Loneliness on Tourist Happiness: A Mediation Analysis Based on Smartphone Usage

Why Cannot I Stop Phubbing? Boredom Proneness and Phubbing: A Multiple Mediation Model

Mobile phone addiction and academic burnout: the mediating role of technology conflict and the protective role of mindfulness

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