ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Perceived stress and mobile phone addiction among college students: The roles of self-control and security.
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- The relationship between perceived stress and mobile phone addiction in adolescents: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The influence of different intervention measures on improving mobile phone addiction among teenagers or young adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Perceived stress and mobile phone addiction among Chinese undergraduate nursing students: the mediating role of organizational caring climate and self-control.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mobile Phone Addiction, Perceived Stress, and Morningness-Eveningness Preference in Nursing Students: A Computer-Simulated Network Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 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 Impact of Smartphone Addiction on PTSD Symptoms Among South African University Students: Resilience as a Protective Factor.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Joint developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms, perceived stress in adolescence and their relationship with smartphone addiction.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Smartphone dependence and its influence on physical and mental health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Effects of physical exercise on mindfulness level among female college students: the mediating effect of mobile phone addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study on the impact of physical exercise on mobile phone addiction: the chain mediating role of perceived stress and self-acceptance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Effect of Self-Esteem on Mobile Phone Addiction Among College Students: Sequential Mediating Effects of Online Upward Social Comparison and Social Anxiety.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Smartphone addiction and sleep quality among nursing students in Meknes, Morocco: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- The impact of physical exercise on mobile phone addiction among college students: a study based on Chinese universities.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: According to the General Strain Theory, stress can lead to a range of problem behaviors. In the current study, we focused on the association between perceived stress and mobile phone addiction. We hypothesized that this association is mediated by low self-control and that the first path of the mediation is moderated by security. Methods: College students ( Results: Mediation analysis showed that as expected, perceived stress was associated with lower self-control, which in turn was associated with a higher risk for mobile phone addiction. Also as expected, moderated mediation analysis indicated that the association between perceived stress and self-control was moderated by security. Specifically, the relationship between perceived stress and self-control was stronger for low security. Conclusion: This study provides useful insight into the understanding of how perceived stress increases the risk of mobile phone addiction. The results are consistent with the General Strain Theory and further indicate that concrete approaches are required for the prevention and intervention to reduce mobile phone addiction among college students.
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