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The role of impulsivity and emotional dysregulation in smartphone overdependence explored through network analysis.
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- Comparative changes in problematic smartphone use tendencies across four active exercise modalities among college students: an exploratory multicategorical relative indirect-effect analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adolescent Smartphone Overdependence in South Korea: A Place-Stratified Evaluation of Conceptually Informed AI/ML Modeling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Impact of impulsivity on the relationship of the brain structures with school performance.NPJ science of learning · 2025Article
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Abstract
Smartphone overdependence is a maladaptive behavior characterized by excessive and uncontrollable smartphone use despite negative consequences. Impulsivity and emotional dysregulation, which are multidimensional constructs with each factor exerting a different effect, have been found to influence the development and persistence of smartphone overdependence. This study utilized network analysis to investigate the intricate relationships between the factors of impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and smartphone overdependence. A sample of 687 adults in their twenties completed an online survey. Central nodes of the network were "Impulse-control difficulties," "Positive Urgency," "Salience" and "Relapse," and bridge nodes included a "Lack of emotional awareness and understanding," "Negative Urgency," "Lack of Perseverance," and "Impulse-control difficulties." These findings suggest that emotion-related impulsivity plays a pivotal role in smartphone overdependence and emotional dysregulation, with impulsivity acting as a critical mediator between emotional dysregulation and smartphone overdependence.
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