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Journal of Child and Family Studies
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 3/2019

21-01-2019 | Original Paper

Mobile Phone Addiction and Adolescents’ Anxiety and Depression: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Auteurs: Xiujuan Yang, Zongkui Zhou, Qingqi Liu, Cuiying Fan

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 3/2019

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Abstract

Objectives

Prior studies have documented that mobile phone addiction is linked to anxiety and depression. However, the underlying processes that might moderate these associations remain unclear. The present research tested whether mindfulness moderated the relations between mobile phone addiction and both anxiety and depression in adolescents.

Methods

A sample of 1258 high school students (mean age = 16.76, SD = .94) in China completed the measures regarding their mobile phone addiction, anxiety, depression, and mindfulness.

Results

Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that after controlling for gender and grade, mobile phone addiction was positively associated with adolescents’ anxiety and depression. In addition, the relationships between mobile phone addiction and both anxiety and depression were moderated by mindfulness, in that they were stronger for adolescents with lower levels of mindfulness.

Conclusions

The present research contributes to a deeper understanding of whether the links between mobile phone addiction and mental health problems (i.e., anxiety, depression) are moderated by important personality traits such as mindfulness. Limitations and research implications of these findings are discussed.
vorige artikel Factors in the Perceived Stress Scale Differentially Associate with Mindfulness Disposition and Executive Function among Early Adolescents
volgende artikel Is Parental Control Beneficial or Harmful to the Development of Young Children in Hong Kong?
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Metagegevens
Titel
Mobile Phone Addiction and Adolescents’ Anxiety and Depression: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness
Auteurs
Xiujuan Yang
Zongkui Zhou
Qingqi Liu
Cuiying Fan
Publicatiedatum
21-01-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-01323-2

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