Jiang Shuyang, Zhang Lifan
Department of Psychology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China.
School of Education, Yunnan Minzu University, Yunnan, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Feb 1;15:1333869. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1333869. eCollection 2024.
The relation between perceived general stress and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) has been well established. With the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the present study was designed to examine the association between perceived stress of COVID-19 as a kind of event-related stress and PMPU, and the mechanisms underlying this relation. Participants were 724 adolescents ranging from 12 to 16 years old ( = 13.28, = 1.05) who completed four online questionnaires addressing perceived stress of COVID-19, search for meaning in life, escapism motivation, and PMPU. The results revealed that escapism motivation mediated the relationship between perceived stress of COVID-19 and PMPU. In addition, search for meaning in life played a moderating role between perceived stress of COVID-19 and escapism motivation. These findings extend the literature by addressing how and under what conditions perceived stress of COVID-19 can contribute to PMPU. We discussed the implications for developing targeted intervention programs aimed at reducing PMPU among adolescents.
感知到的一般压力与问题性手机使用（PMPU）之间的关系已得到充分证实。随着冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的爆发，本研究旨在探讨作为一种事件相关压力的COVID-19感知压力与PMPU之间的关联，以及这种关系背后的机制。参与者为724名年龄在12至16岁之间的青少年（平均年龄=13.28，标准差=1.05），他们完成了四份在线问卷，内容涉及COVID-19感知压力、生活意义探寻、逃避动机和PMPU。结果显示，逃避动机在COVID-19感知压力与PMPU之间起中介作用。此外，生活意义探寻在COVID-19感知压力与逃避动机之间起调节作用。这些发现通过探讨COVID-19感知压力如何以及在何种条件下会导致PMPU，扩展了相关文献。我们讨论了针对制定旨在减少青少年PMPU的有针对性干预项目的意义。
