Qiu Huake, Lu Hongliang, Wang Xianyang, Guo Zhihua, Xing Chen, Zhang Yan
Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, No. 169 West Changle Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710032, China.
Heliyon. 2024 May 10;10(10):e30994. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30994. eCollection 2024 May 30.
The theories of relational regulation and compensatory Internet use suggest that intolerance of uncertainty influences smartphone addiction (SPA), which in turn is influenced by other aspects. This study used previous results to examine how intolerance of uncertainty affects SPA in PhD and master's degree programs. A convenience sample comprising 1727 master's and PhD students (99.9 %; 50.7 % female; = 27.71; = 3.80; range = 21-43) was recruited. Using established questionnaires, we measured SPA, anxiety, positive coping style, perceived social support, and intolerance of uncertainty. The results demonstrated that intolerance of uncertainty positively affects SPA in terms of predictive power. Furthermore, anxiety and positive coping style mediate that link in a cascade fashion. A greater SPA indicates that the individual is less likely to use a positive coping style, has a higher anxiety level, and has a lower tolerance for uncertainty. While thinking about how intolerance of uncertainty affects anxiety and positive coping style, perceived social support mediates the relationship. Intolerance of uncertainty has less impact on anxiety and positive coping style when perceived social support is high. These results indicate the possibility of examining SPA prevention and intervention from several angles. Therefore, emotional regulation, which modifies anxiety and the tendency to use a positive coping style, may reduce the impact of intolerance of uncertainty on SPA. Another successful strategy for reducing smartphone addiction is to provide social support from loved ones and the community at large.
关系调节理论和网络使用补偿理论表明，对不确定性的不耐受会影响智能手机成瘾（SPA），而智能手机成瘾又会受到其他方面的影响。本研究利用先前的研究结果，探讨在博士和硕士学位项目中，对不确定性的不耐受如何影响智能手机成瘾。我们招募了一个由1727名硕士和博士研究生组成的便利样本（99.9%；女性占50.7%；平均年龄 = 27.71岁；标准差 = 3.80；年龄范围 = 21 - 43岁）。我们使用已有的问卷，测量了智能手机成瘾、焦虑、积极应对方式、感知到的社会支持以及对不确定性的不耐受。结果表明，就预测能力而言，对不确定性的不耐受对智能手机成瘾有正向影响。此外，焦虑和积极应对方式以级联的方式在这一联系中起中介作用。更高的智能手机成瘾水平表明个体不太可能采用积极的应对方式，焦虑水平更高，对不确定性的耐受性更低。在思考对不确定性的不耐受如何影响焦虑和积极应对方式时，感知到的社会支持在二者关系中起中介作用。当感知到的社会支持较高时，对不确定性的不耐受对焦虑和积极应对方式的影响较小。这些结果表明了从多个角度研究智能手机成瘾预防和干预措施的可能性。因此，调节焦虑和使用积极应对方式倾向的情绪调节，可能会减少对不确定性的不耐受对智能手机成瘾的影响。另一个减少智能手机成瘾的成功策略是，从亲人以及整个社区获得社会支持。
