Association between Self-Esteem and Smartphone Addiction: The Mediating Role of Self-Control

Elnur Rustamov (), Tunzala Musayeva (), Xalida Xalilova (), Gultekin Ismayilova () and Ulviyya Nahmatova ()
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Elnur Rustamov: Psychology Scientific Research Institute.
Tunzala Musayeva: Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology.
Xalida Xalilova: Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology.
Gultekin Ismayilova: Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology.
Ulviyya Nahmatova: Psychology Scientific Research Institute.

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2023, vol. 46, issue 1, 256-267

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate whether self-control acts as a mediator in the connection between self-esteem and smartphone addiction in a sizable group of adults (N = 1118; age range = 18 to 63 years) residing in various regions of Azerbaijan. The findings revealed a positive association between participants' self-esteem and their self-control, while their level of smartphone addiction exhibited a negative association with self-esteem and self-control. The results obtained from structural equation modeling indicated that self-control fully mediated the relationship between self-esteem and smartphone addiction. Thus, there was a statistically significant indirect impact of self-esteem on smartphone addiction through self-control.

Keywords: Smartphone Mobile Teleaudiology; self-esteem; self-control; structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v46i1.9310

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