ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2023
Self-Control and Digital Media Addiction: The Mediating Role of Media Multitasking and Time Style.
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- Childhood Unpredictability and Smartphone Addiction in Chinese Adolescents: Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Self-Control and Moderating Role of Psychological Resilience.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Parental attachment and problematic smartphone use in adolescents: the chain-mediated role.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Impact of social media addiction on college students' academic procrastination: a chain mediated effect of lack of self-control and fear of missing out.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of table tennis intervention on short video addiction among college students in China: the chained mediation effect of cognitive bias and self-control.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Digital Addiction and Related Factors among College Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Role of Self-Control Dimensions, Game Motivation, Game Genre, and Game Platforms in Gaming Disorder: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Findings.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: As being an initiating actions and resisting short-term temptations, self-control is negatively related to digital media addiction. However, many studies indicate that there are variables that may mediate this relationship. The present study investigated the mediating role of media multitasking and time style in the relationship between self-control and digital media addiction. Methods: The study included N= 2193 participants with a mean age of Results: Results revealed that self-control was negatively related to all assessed types of problematic digital media use, namely problematic Internet use, problematic smartphone use, and problematic Facebook use. Media multitasking was found to be a significant mediator of the relationship between self-control and problematic digital media use. Discussion: High self-control can be preventative against uncontrolled and automatic social media checking, whereas low self-control fosters the habit of continuously remaining current.
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