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The Relationship Between Boredom And Mobile Phone Dependence Among College Student

Posted on:2023-12-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:P TianFull Text:PDF
GTID:2567307067470384Subject:Applied psychology
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Mobile phone dependence refers to a kind of addictive behavior in which individuals use mobile phones for a long time without control,causing damage to their physical,psychological and social ability,and then affecting their work and life.Boredom is a common negative emotional experience,which is often associated with monotonous external stimuli and inefficient self-regulation.Self-control refers to the ability of individuals to self-regulate their behaviors so as to achieve their own values and social expectations,which can trigger or prevent certain behaviors.Social support refers to the sum total of free help to vulnerable groups in distress by certain material and spiritual means provided by specific social relations organizations.1.There are significant differences in the degree of mobile phone dependence among college students;There are significant differences in the boredom score of college students in grade and whether they are the only child.The degree of social support of college students is significantly different in gender and whether they are the only child.The self-control level of college students has significant difference in gender and grade;2.Mobile phone dependence,boredom,social support and self-control are pound-wise correlated.Boredom positively predicts mobile phone dependence,while self-control and social support negatively predict mobile phone dependence;This study will focus on the core concept of college students’ mobile phone dependence,and introduce variables such as self-control and social support to explore the influence mechanism of boredom on mobile phone dependence,so as to improve the relevant theories of mobile phone dependence and provide relevant suggestions for the physical and mental health development of college students.In this study,college students from several colleges and universities in the university town of Panyu District of Guangzhou were selected as the research objects.Questionnaires were conducted by using the Scale of College Students’ Mobile phone Addiction Tendency,the Questionnaire of College Students’ Boredom Tendency,the Self-control Scale and the Social Support Rating Scale.Statistical software spss was used to conduct descriptive statistics,difference test,correlation analysis,regression analysis and mediation effect test of the data.The conclusion is as follows:3.College students’ self-control plays a mediating role between boredom and mobile phone dependence,and college students’ social support plays a mediating role between boredom and mobile phone dependence;4.Self-control and social support play a chain-mediated role in the relationship between boredom and phone dependence.The level of mobile phone dependence of individuals affected by boredom through their social support and self-control ability.
Keywords/Search Tags:college students, Mobile phone dependence, A sense of boredom, Self control, Social support
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