Attachment Styles and Smartphone Addiction in Chinese College Students: the Mediating Roles of Dysfunctional Attitudes and Self-Esteem

作者：Jin Yuchang^*; Sun Cuicui; An Junxiu; Li Junyi

来源：International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2017, 15(5): 1122-1134.

DOI：10.1007/s11469-017-9772-9

• Attachment styles
• Smartphone addiction
• Dysfunctional attitudes
• Self-esteem

Smartphone addiction has been related to psychological, behavioral, and social problems, with attachment styles being found to be one of the more prevalent factors. This study explored the relationships between attachment styles and smartphone addiction, and then investigated the mediating roles of dysfunctional attitudes and self-esteem. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with a voluntary college student sample in China (N = 297) to test the proposed hypotheses. It was found that anxious attachment styles positively predicted smartphone addiction. More importantly, dysfunctional attitudes and self-esteem were found to be mediators between anxious attachment styles and smartphone addiction, as well as close attachment styles and smartphone addiction. Deeper causes and implications are discussed.

• 出版日期2017-10
• 单位成都信息工程大学; 四川师范大学; 华中师范大学