ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
The effect of smartphone dependence on learning burnout among undergraduates: the mediating effect of academic adaptability and the moderating effect of self-efficacy.
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- The relationship between academic burnout and problematic smartphone use: a three-level meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological "effects" of digital technology: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Smartphone addiction and academic procrastination among college students: a serial mediation model of self-control and academic self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- How mobile phone addiction leads to college students' learning burnout: the role of depression as a mediator and fear of missing out as a moderator.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Negative life events and problematic smartphone use among university students: the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating role of physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Peer learning and academic burnout mitigation in medical students: a mediation analysis.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Smartphone dependence is closely related to the physical and mental health development of undergraduates and their learning. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between smartphone dependence, academic adaptability, self-efficacy and learning burnout among undergraduates and its underlying mechanisms. Methods: The study was conducted on 2,110 undergraduates using the Smartphone Dependence Scale, the Undergraduates Learning Adjustment Scale, the Learning Burnout Undergraduates Scale and the Self-Efficacy Scale to develop a mediation model and a moderation model. Results: The findings of this study revealed that (1) smartphone dependence significantly negatively predicted academic adaptability; (2) academic adaptability significantly negatively predicted learning burnout; (3) smartphone dependence significantly positively predicted learning burnout; (4) academic adaptability partially mediated the effect of smartphone dependence on learning burnout; (5) self-efficacy played a moderating role in the effect of academic adaptability on learning burnout. Conclusion: These findings can help researchers and educators better understand the underlying mechanisms between smartphone dependence and learning burnout in undergraduates.
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