Department of Psychology, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian city, Liaoning Province, 116029, China.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Nov 28;12(1):704. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02166-x.
Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) is a significant concern, particularly among adolescents. Accumulating evidence indicates that early traumatic events, such as childhood emotional abuse (CEA), are predisposing factors for adolescent PMPU. The primary objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between childhood emotional abuse (CEA) and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) among adolescents, as well as to explore the potential mediating roles of rumination and symptoms of depression. Data were collected from Chinese senior high school students (N = 489, 44.79% males and 55.21% females, M = 16.92 years, SD = 0.67) who completed the measures of CEA, rumination, depression symptoms, and PMPU. The results revealed that (1) CEA did not have a direct effect on PMPU among adolescents; (2) CEA was associated with PMPU through rumination and depression symptoms, separately; (3) CEA was linked to PMPU via a sequential pathway from rumination to depression symptoms. The present study has unveiled the roles of CEA, rumination, and depression symptoms in the development of PMPU among adolescents. More precisely, rumination and depression symptoms serve indirect roles in the relationship between CEA and adolescent PMPU.
问题手机使用（Problematic mobile phone use，PMPU）是一个值得关注的问题，尤其是在青少年群体中。越来越多的证据表明，早期创伤事件，如儿童期情感虐待（Childhood emotional abuse，CEA），是青少年 PMPU 的诱发因素。本研究的主要目的是探讨儿童期情感虐待（CEA）与青少年问题手机使用（PMPU）之间的关系，并探索反刍思维和抑郁症状的潜在中介作用。数据来自中国高中生（N=489，44.79%为男性，55.21%为女性，M=16.92 岁，SD=0.67），他们完成了儿童期情感虐待、反刍思维、抑郁症状和问题手机使用的测量。结果表明：（1）CEA 对青少年的 PMPU 没有直接影响；（2）CEA 通过反刍思维和抑郁症状分别与 PMPU 相关；（3）CEA 通过从反刍思维到抑郁症状的连续途径与 PMPU 相关。本研究揭示了 CEA、反刍思维和抑郁症状在青少年 PMPU 发展中的作用。更具体地说，反刍思维和抑郁症状在 CEA 与青少年 PMPU 之间的关系中起着间接作用。
