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- Title
Wellbeing and Problematic Smartphone Use: Serial Mediation of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion.
- Authors
Uniyal, Ritika; Shahnawaz*, Mohammad Ghazi
- Abstract
The relationship between wellbeing and Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) has been explored in the past, however, the role of the potential mediators of this association is a relatively neglected area of research. Therefore, the current study examined mindfulness and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between wellbeing and PSU in 220 university students. WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale- State, Self-Compassion Scale- Short form and Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short version were used for assessing wellbeing, mindfulness, self-compassion, and PSU respectively. Wellbeing had a direct and indirect effect on PSU. In addition, results supported a serial mediation model where wellbeing was found to influence PSU via mindfulness and self-compassion in a sequential manner. The results expanded the Compensatory Internet Use Theory (CIUT) to understand PSU and have implications for the management of PSU.
- Subjects
SELF-compassion; MINDFULNESS; WELL-being; SMARTPHONES
- Publication
Psychological Reports, 2024, Vol 127, Issue 4, p1705
- ISSN
0033-2941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00332941221141311