Stress and adult smartphone addiction: Mediation by self-control, neuroticism, and extraversion.
This study employed descriptive statistics and correlation analysis to examine the influence of stress on smartphone addiction as well as the mediating effects of self-control, neuroticism, and extraversion using 400 men and women in their 20s to 40s followed by structural equation analysis. Our findings indicate that stress had a significant influence on smartphone addiction, and self-control mediates the influence of stress on smartphone addiction. As stress increases, self-control decreases, which subsequently leads to increased smartphone addiction. Self-control was confirmed as an important factor in the prevention of smartphone addiction. Finally, among personality factors, neuroticism, and extraversion mediate the influence of stress on smartphone addiction.
Department of General Counseling, Korea Counseling Graduate University, Seoul, South Korea.
Hea-Young
HY
Cho
Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Dai Jin
DJ
Kim
Department of General Counseling, Korea Counseling Graduate University, Seoul, South Korea.
Jae Woo
JW
Park
D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000075384:Neuroticism; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*; D000068997:Smartphone; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
Big Five personality; healthy smartphone usage; stress