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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.11.381

The Effects of Adult Anxious Attachment on Smartphone Addiction among College Students: Mediation Effect of Perceived Stress  

Kim, Eun Young (Division of Counseling Psychology, Kyungil University)
Han, Seung Woo (Division of Emergency Medical Technology, Kyungil University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.11, 2021 , pp. 381-389 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of perceived stress on the relationships between adult anxious attachment and smartphone addiction. To examine the relationships among variables, SPSS program and Amos program were utilized to analyze with 272 college students (male 132, female 139). The present study found a partial mediation effect of perceived stress in the relationship between anxious attachment and smatphone addiction. The result of this study implys that anxious attachment influences cognitive process and the perceived stress may precipitate smartphone addiction. This finding can contribute to the field by enlarging the depth of knowledge about risk factor affecting psychological health (i.e., smartphone addiction) of college students who are "in the beginning of adulthood period" in their lifespan. Current finding may help to providing the protection and treatment of smartphone addiction of college students and help to promote the psychological health of college students.
Keywords
Adult Anxious Attachment; Smartphone Addiction; Attachment; Perceived Stress; College Students;
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