Effects of parental psychological control on mobile phone addiction among college students: the mediation of loneliness and the moderation of physical activity.

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

BMC Psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI:10.1186/s40359-025-02385-w

Jinfu Wang, Liang Li, Qinmei Wu, Na Zhang, Rulan Shangguan, Guan Yang

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Abstract

Objective: Prior studies have shown that parental psychological control is linked to an increased risk of mobile phone addiction. Nevertheless, few studies have analyzed the potential mechanisms that may mediate or moderate this association. This study aims to investigate the role of loneliness as a mediator in the relationship between parental psychological control and mobile phone addiction, as well as the potential moderating effect of physical activity on this mediation process.

Methods: A survey involving 268 Chinese college students (mean age = 20.58 years, SD = 5.23) utilized the Parental Psychological Control Questionnaire, Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale, Physical Activity Level Scale, and Loneliness Scale. In terms of data analysis, descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and moderated mediation effect tests were conducted sequentially.

Results: The results indicated that, after controlling for gender and age, parental psychological control positively predicted mobile phone addiction among college students (B = 0.083, p = 0.034). Loneliness played a partial mediating role in the association between parental psychological control and mobile phone addiction among college students. Additionally, physical activity moderated the impact of loneliness on mobile phone addiction in college students (B = -0.010, p = 0.035).

Conclusion: This study deepens our understanding of how parental psychological control leads to mobile phone addiction. Concurrently, it underscores the importance of enhancing physical activity to mitigate the adverse effects of loneliness.

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父母心理控制对大学生手机成瘾的影响：孤独感的中介作用和体育活动的调节作用。

目的：先前的研究表明，父母的心理控制与手机成瘾风险的增加有关。然而，很少有研究分析了可能介导或调节这种关联的潜在机制。本研究旨在探讨孤独感在父母心理控制与手机成瘾之间的中介作用，以及体育锻炼在这一中介过程中的潜在调节作用。方法：采用《父母心理控制问卷》、《手机成瘾倾向量表》、《体育活动水平量表》和《孤独感量表》对268名平均年龄20.58岁、SD = 5.23的中国大学生进行调查。在数据分析方面，依次进行描述性分析、Pearson相关分析和有调节的中介效应检验。结果：在控制性别和年龄后，父母心理控制对大学生手机成瘾有正向预测作用（B = 0.083, p = 0.034）。孤独感在大学生父母心理控制与手机成瘾的关系中起部分中介作用。此外，体育活动可以调节孤独感对大学生手机成瘾的影响（B = -0.010, p = 0.035）。结论：本研究加深了我们对父母心理控制如何导致手机成瘾的理解。同时，它强调了加强身体活动以减轻孤独的不利影响的重要性。

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BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

2.80%

发文量

265

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.