Li Dengfeng, Xu Yang, Cao Shangqing
School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
School of International Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Jun 28;13(7):540. doi: 10.3390/bs13070540.
As a psychological resource of individuals, trait mindfulness is valuable in facilitating individuals to maintain attention intensity, increase efficiency, and alleviate stress and depression. It can also buffer against the risk factors of addictive behaviors. However, applied research combining trait mindfulness and smartphone addiction with the use of psychological resources is relatively scarce and needs further examination. We constructed a moderated mediation model based on compensatory Internet use and conservation of resources theory (OCR) to examine the effects of social anxiety on adolescent smartphone addiction and to describe how trait mindfulness "works" and "in what contexts it works better". We analyzed 1570 adolescent subjects through a multistage stratified sampling method. Our findings revealed that social anxiety positively predicted smartphone addiction, while trait mindfulness was negatively associated with it. Furthermore, trait mindfulness mitigated smartphone addiction by reducing social anxiety, suggesting a mediating effect of social anxiety on this relationship. Meanwhile, the mediating effect was more pronounced among adolescents with left-behind experience; we found that left-behind experience partially moderated the relationship between social anxiety and smartphone addiction. Adolescents with left-behind experience had more significant compensatory media use with a higher risk of smartphone addiction. This study highlights the potential protective role of trait mindfulness in the development and maintenance of adolescent smartphone addiction. It provides empirical support for applying resource conservation theory and stress buffering theory in this context.
作为个体的一种心理资源，特质正念在促使个体保持注意力强度、提高效率以及缓解压力和抑郁方面具有重要价值。它还可以缓冲成瘾行为的风险因素。然而，将特质正念与智能手机成瘾结合起来并运用心理资源的应用研究相对较少，需要进一步探讨。我们基于补偿性网络使用和资源守恒理论（OCR）构建了一个有调节的中介模型，以检验社交焦虑对青少年智能手机成瘾的影响，并描述特质正念是如何“起作用”以及“在何种情境下效果更佳”。我们通过多阶段分层抽样方法对1570名青少年受试者进行了分析。我们的研究结果表明，社交焦虑正向预测智能手机成瘾，而特质正念与之呈负相关。此外，特质正念通过减轻社交焦虑来缓解智能手机成瘾，这表明社交焦虑在这种关系中起到中介作用。同时，中介效应在有留守经历的青少年中更为显著；我们发现留守经历部分调节了社交焦虑与智能手机成瘾之间的关系。有留守经历的青少年有更显著的补偿性媒体使用，智能手机成瘾风险更高。本研究凸显了特质正念在青少年智能手机成瘾的发展和维持过程中的潜在保护作用。它为在这一背景下应用资源守恒理论和压力缓冲理论提供了实证支持。
