Association between problematic smartphone use, chronotype and nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents: A large-scale study in China

Rong, Fajuan; Wang, Mengni; Peng, Chang; Cheng, Junhan; Ding, Hongli; Wang, Yan; Yu, Yizhen

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107725

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“…As adolescents are in a critical developmental stage, they may be particularly vulnerable to PSU. Moreover, the prevalence rate of PSU among adolescents has exceeded 17.7% ( 4 ). In particular, PSU can seriously impair the healthy development of adolescents and threaten their mental health ( 5 ), social relationships ( 6 ), and academic performance ( 7 ), highlighting the importance of effective interventions for PSU among adolescents.…”

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Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach

Wu,

Zou,

Tang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundExisting literature on the relationship between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and aggression has primarily focused on examining their unidirectional association, with limited attention paid to the bidirectional nature of this relationship, particularly when considering the role of empathy. This study employs a novel moderated network approach to examine the bidirectional relationship between problematic smartphone use and aggression, while also investigating the moderating mechanism of empathy.MethodsA total of 2,469 students (49.1% female, Meanage = 13.83, SDage = 1.48) from 35 junior and senior high schools in Harbin, China, participated in this study. Empathy level, aggressiveness, and PSU symptoms were assessed using the Basic Empathy Scale, the Buss-Warren Aggression Questionnaire, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index.ResultsAnalysis revealed that the relationship between PSU and aggression was complex and bidirectional. The strongest association was observed between “hostility” and “withdrawal/escape”. In addition, “anger” had the highest Expected Influence (EI) in both affective and cognitive moderate network models. An important discovery was also made regarding the conditional effect of “productive loss” and “physical aggression” across different levels of affective empathy. Specifically, at lower levels of affective empathy, a positive bidirectional relationship was found between “productive loss” and “physical aggression”. However, this relationship turned negative and bidirectional at higher levels of affective empathy.ConclusionThe findings contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the complex dynamics between PSU and aggression and highlight the need for targeted interventions that promote affective empathy to mitigate the negative consequences of excessive smartphone use.

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Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach

Wu,

Zou,

Tang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Studies have indicated that the number of Chinese netizens is growing, with 99.8% of them using mobile phones to access the Internet [4]. As a result, the risk of mobile phone addiction is on the rise [5,6]. Research has shown that mobile phone addiction can lead to various physical, mental, and social problems [7].…”

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The Relationships between Effortful Control, Mind Wandering, and Mobile Phone Addiction Based on Network Analysis

Qiu,

Guo,

Wang

et al. 2024

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Background: The prevailing mobile phone use brought the problem of addiction, which might cause negative consequences. Effortful control and mind wandering were associated with addictive behavior. The present study aimed to investigate the dimension-level relationships between effortful control, mind wandering, and mobile phone addiction. Methods: A total of 1684 participants participated this study. The mobile phone addiction, effortful control, and mind wandering were measured through self-report scales, respectively. Dimension-level network of these psychological variables was estimated and bridge expected influence (BEI) values for each node was calculated. Results: Dimensions of mobile phone addiction, effortful control, and mind wandering exhibited distinct and complex links to each other. The node “activation control” exhibited the highest negative BEI value (BEI = −0.32), whereas “spontaneous thinking” showed the highest positive BEI value (BEI = 0.20). Conclusions: Different dimensions of effortful control and mind wandering had varied yet significant connections with distinct dimensions of mobile phone addiction, facilitating understanding of the specific pathways underlying the three constructs. The identified dominant bridge nodes can provide potential targets for the intervention of mobile phone addiction.

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Associations between multiple sleep dimensions and suicide and non-suicidal self-injury: a cross-sectional study of 3828 Chinese young people

Chen,

Gong,

Song

et al. 2024

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Association between problematic smartphone use, chronotype and nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents: A large-scale study in China

Cited by 5 publications

References 81 publications

Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach

Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach

The Relationships between Effortful Control, Mind Wandering, and Mobile Phone Addiction Based on Network Analysis

Associations between multiple sleep dimensions and suicide and non-suicidal self-injury: a cross-sectional study of 3828 Chinese young people

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