Gong Yanbin, Yang Haibo, Bai Xuejun, Wang Yuehua, An Jiayu
College of Humanities and Law, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Aug 3;13(8):647. doi: 10.3390/bs13080647.
Smartphone addiction is widespread among college students. Physical exercise and core self-evaluation are two potential factors that may influence smartphone addiction. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical exercise and college students' smartphone addiction, as well as the mediating effect of core self-evaluation. Here, 643 undergraduate university students are surveyed via questionnaire using the Physical Activity Rating Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale for College Students, and the Core Self-Evaluations Scale. The participants include 363 males (56.5%) and 280 females (43.5%), with ages ranging from 17 to 25 years old (mean = 19.68, SD = 1.40). The obtained data are analyzed using SPSS26.0 and the PROCESS plugins. The main findings of the study are as follows: (1) There is a significant negative correlation between physical exercise and smartphone addiction (r = -0.30, < 0.01), a significant positive correlation between physical exercise and core self-evaluation (r = 0.25, < 0.01), and a significant negative correlation between core self-evaluation and smartphone addiction (r = -0.52, < 0.01). (2) There is a mediating effect of core self-evaluation between physical exercise and smartphone addiction. The current study can provide new evidence for the impact of physical exercise on smartphone addiction and highlights the importance of core self-evaluation. Moreover, research ideas and methodological guidance are provided for the following interventions and treatments targeting college students' smartphone addiction.
智能手机成瘾在大学生中普遍存在。体育锻炼和核心自我评价是可能影响智能手机成瘾的两个潜在因素。本研究旨在探讨体育锻炼与大学生智能手机成瘾之间的关系，以及核心自我评价的中介作用。在此，通过问卷调查对643名本科大学生进行了调查，使用了体育活动量表、大学生智能手机成瘾量表和核心自我评价量表。参与者包括363名男性（56.5%）和280名女性（43.5%），年龄在17至25岁之间（平均 = 19.68，标准差 = 1.40）。使用SPSS26.0和PROCESS插件对获得的数据进行分析。该研究的主要结果如下：（1）体育锻炼与智能手机成瘾之间存在显著负相关（r = -0.30，<0.01），体育锻炼与核心自我评价之间存在显著正相关（r = 0.25，<0.01），核心自我评价与智能手机成瘾之间存在显著负相关（r = -0.52，<0.01）。（2）核心自我评价在体育锻炼和智能手机成瘾之间存在中介作用。本研究可以为体育锻炼对智能手机成瘾的影响提供新的证据，并突出核心自我评价的重要性。此外，为针对大学生智能手机成瘾的后续干预和治疗提供了研究思路和方法指导。
