The Relationship Between College Students' Mobile Phone Addiction and Aggression: A Moderated Mediation Model

Jie Wu, Zhenliang Yang, Mengxuan Wu and Hui Huang ()
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Jie Wu: Tianjin Normal University
Zhenliang Yang: Tianjin Normal University
Mengxuan Wu: The University of Texas at Austin
Hui Huang: University of Texas at Arlington

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 18, issue 2, No 21, 1037-1055

Abstract: Abstract As mobile phones play an important role in people’s daily life in China, the problem of mobile phone addiction has become more prevalent among people, especially among young people in China. This study examined the relationship between College Students' mobile phone addiction and aggression, the mediating effect of alexithymia, and the moderating effect of connectedness to nature and sex. A sample of 621 college students completed mobile addiction index scale, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Connectedness to Nature Scale and aggression scale. The results showed that: (1) the level of individual mobile phone addiction is positively associated with the level of aggression; (2) Alexithymia mediates the effect of mobile phone addiction on aggression; (3) Sex and connectedness to nature moderate the relationship between alexithymia and aggression. The findings identified factors related college students' aggressive behavior, which has implications for strategies to prevent aggressive behavior among college students.

Keywords: Mobile phone addiction; Alexithymia; Connectedness to nature; Aggression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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