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- Title
The Mediating Effect of Insecure Adult Attachment on the Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Self-Directed Learning in University Students.
- Authors
Park, Inhee; Kim, Sinhyang; Suh, Yeonok
- Abstract
(1) Purpose: This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of insecure adult attachment on the relationship between smartphone addiction and self-directed learning in university students. (2) Methods: In total, 235 university students participated in this study. Data analysis was carried out through a three-stage verification procedure: Sobel test using technical statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. (3) Results: Smartphone addiction was positively correlated with insecure adult attachment, attachment anxiety, and self-directed learning, whereas self-directed learning had a significant negative correlation with insecure adult attachment and attachment anxiety. Insecure adult attachment had a mediating effect on the relationship between smartphone addiction and self-directed learning. (4) Conclusion: Higher levels of smartphone addiction indicated higher levels of insecure adult attachment and reduced self-directed learning ability. Therefore, while the prevention of smartphone addiction is critical for improving self-directed learning skills, programs should be developed to foster the formation of secure adult attachment among university students.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; ATTACHMENT behavior; COLLEGE students; COMPULSIVE behavior; AUTODIDACTICISM; SURVEYS; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; WORLD Wide Web; MULTIPLE regression analysis; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); SMARTPHONES; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Nursing Reports, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 2, p124
- ISSN
2039-439X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nursrep10020016