ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024
The effect of adult attachment on mobile phone dependence among university students: the mediating role of loneliness.
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- Assessing mobile phone attachment: a psychometric study in the Portuguese young adult population.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Digital risk perception among middle-aged and older adults in China: a perspective from mobile phone dependence within the I-PACE model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Role of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Loneliness in Linking Insecure Attachment to Social Media Addiction: Evidence from Chinese University Students.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Why do users stay? Emotional vs. functional attachment in pan-entertainment live streaming platforms.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to examine the direct relationship between adult attachment and mobile phone dependence, as well as the mediating role of loneliness. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, 596 Chinese university students (mean age = 19.8, SD = 1.09; females = 309) completed the Experience in Close Relationship Inventory, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index. Results: There were significant differences in loneliness and mobile phone dependence among university students with different adult attachment types. Adult attachment was found to have a significant positive correlation with mobile phone dependence. Moreover, adult attachment had an indirect association with mobile phone dependence through the mediating role of loneliness. Conclusion: Adult attachment and mobile phone dependence are closely related, and loneliness plays a vital role in this relationship, suggesting that mobile phone dependence can be reduced by alleviating university students' loneliness. These findings enhanced the understanding of the mechanism of mobile phone dependence and provided new perspectives for the prevention and treatment of mobile phone dependence among university students.
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