Li Xinwei, Feng Xuechao, Xiao Weilong, Zhou Hui
College of Education and Human Development, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, People's Republic of China.
Yuxiu Secondary School, Changyi, 261300, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2021 Jun 11;14:687-694. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S315879. eCollection 2021.
Mobile phones bring convenience to people's lives, but also affect their physical and mental health (especially in college students). Previous studies have revealed that mobile phone addiction is positively related to loneliness. This study further explored the mediating effects of boredom proneness and self-control on the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction.
A cross-sectional design was conducted in the present study. The investigation employed the Chinese version of the UCLA Loneliness Self-report Scale, Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form, the Chinese version of the Self-control scale, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index. Out of 1122 college students, 1078 completed the questionnaire survey and became our final subjects. PROCESS macro of SPSS 21 was used to conduct explore the mediating roles of boredom proneness and self-control in the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction.
Loneliness, boredom proneness, and mobile phone addiction were significantly and positively correlated with each other, as well as significantly negatively correlated with self-control. Boredom proneness and self-control, when operating in parallel, partially mediated the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction. By contrast, when occurring sequentially, they fully mediated the relationship between loneliness and mobile phone addiction.
Mobile phone addiction among lonely college students can be eliminated by exercising self-control and alleviating boredom proneness.
手机给人们的生活带来便利，但也会影响他们的身心健康（尤其是大学生）。以往研究表明，手机成瘾与孤独感呈正相关。本研究进一步探讨了无聊倾向和自我控制在孤独感与手机成瘾关系中的中介作用。
本研究采用横断面设计。调查使用了中文版的加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独感自评量表、简短版无聊倾向量表、中文版自我控制量表和手机成瘾指数。在1122名大学生中，1078名完成了问卷调查，成为我们的最终研究对象。使用SPSS 21的PROCESS宏程序来探讨无聊倾向和自我控制在孤独感与手机成瘾关系中的中介作用。
孤独感、无聊倾向和手机成瘾之间均显著正相关，且均与自我控制显著负相关。无聊倾向和自我控制同时起作用时，部分中介了孤独感与手机成瘾的关系。相比之下，当它们依次起作用时，则完全中介了孤独感与手机成瘾的关系。
孤独的大学生可以通过锻炼自我控制能力和减轻无聊倾向来消除手机成瘾。
