ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
The Relationship Between Physical Exercise and Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency of University Students in China: A Moderated Mediation Model.
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- Physical activity, psychological resilience, and adolescent mobile phone addiction-a meta-analytic structural equation modeling study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The mediating role of self-control between physical activity and mobile phone addiction in adolescents: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- Validation of the Farsi version of the cyberloafing scale in Iranian university students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- Smartphone addiction and self-esteem among university students: a moderated mediation and latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The mediating role of psychological resilience and loneliness between physical activity and mobile phone addiction among adolescents.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- "If I can get my work done, I'm not addicted to my phone": Investigating smartphone use among language students.PloS one · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and mobile phone dependence in college students: the chain mediating of self-control and social adaptability.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mobile Phone Addiction in College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- One-year update on physical activity and smartphone addiction in university students: A systematic review of novel research.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Review
- Flourishing through Social Development Activities and Social Support: A Holistic Strategy for Problematic Smartphone Use.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Unmet psychological needs underlying mobile phone dependence among medical undergraduates: a qualitative study based on the basic psychological needs theory.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The role of FOMO and mindfulness in the relationship between mobile phone dependence and sleep quality among Chinese youth: a mediating and moderating analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Physical exercise and bedtime procrastination among college students: mediating roles of self-control and mobile phone addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The indirect effects of smartphone addiction on accidental injuries: a cross-sectional study among medical college students.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity on mobile phone addiction among university students: the mediating roles of self-control and resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of physical exercise on mobile phone addiction among college students: a study based on Chinese universities.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and problematic internet use in college students: the chain-mediated role of self-control and loneliness.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Could physical activity alleviate smartphone addiction in university students? A systematic literature review.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
This study aims to explore the relationship between physical exercise (PE), self-control (SC), physical exercise atmosphere (PEA), and mobile phone addiction tendency (MPAT) among Chinese university students. Through the quota sampling, 1,433 students complied with the requirements were surveyed from 10 universities in China. PE, SC, PEA, and MPAT were assessed using standard scales. For data analysis, common method deviation test, mean number, standard deviation, correlation analysis and structural equation model analysis were carried out in turn. The results showed PE and MPAT were negatively related (
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