Exploring associative relationships: Family functions, anxiety, and fear of missing out as predictors of smartphone addiction among Thai adolescents

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104570

Yejin Kim , Wanchai Dhammasaccakarn , Kasetchai Laeheem , Idsaratt Rinthaisong

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Abstract

Past research has recognized family functions and psychological factors like anxiety and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) as significant influencers on smartphone addiction (SA) among adolescents. However, the precise association links between these elements have remained elusive. This study, grounded in family systems and structural family theories, and the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) Model, examines these relationships among adolescent students. It investigated how family functions, particularly emotional status and discipline, alongside anxiety and FoMO, contribute to SA through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This study involved 1105 secondary school students (57.3 % females; M_age = 15.12, SD = 1.78) from Southern Thailand. The research unveils that a positive family emotional climate significantly reduces anxiety, FoMO, and SA. The study further elucidates that anxiety and FoMO serve as significant risk factors in exacerbating SA. Anxiety is found to be a full mediator in the relationship from discipline to SA and a partial mediator between emotional status and SA, with FoMO amplifying these mediation effects. The limitations of this study include its cross-sectional design and reliance on self-reported data.

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探索关联关系：家庭功能、焦虑和害怕错过是泰国青少年智能手机成瘾的预测因素

过去的研究认为，家庭功能和焦虑、害怕错过（FoMO）等心理因素是影响青少年智能手机成瘾（SA）的重要因素。然而，这些因素之间的确切关联却一直难以捉摸。本研究以家庭系统和结构性家庭理论以及 "人--影响--认知--执行 "互动模型（I-PACE）为基础，探讨了青少年学生中的这些关系。研究通过结构方程模型（SEM），探讨了家庭功能，尤其是情感状态和管教，以及焦虑和 FoMO 如何对 SA 起作用。这项研究涉及泰国南部的 1105 名中学生（57.3% 为女性；Mage = 15.12，SD = 1.78）。研究结果表明，积极的家庭情感氛围能显著降低焦虑、FoMO 和 SA。研究进一步阐明，焦虑和 FoMO 是加重 SA 的重要风险因素。研究发现，焦虑是纪律与自闭症之间关系的完全中介，也是情绪状态与自闭症之间的部分中介，而 FoMO 会放大这些中介效应。本研究的局限性在于其横断面设计和对自我报告数据的依赖。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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9.40

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464