Relation of mobile phone addiction to perceived social support and subjective well-being in college students / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the relation of mobile phone addiction to perceived social support and sub-jective well-being in college students. Methods:Totally 4000 college students were selected from 2 colleges,and they were assessed with the Mobile Phone Addiction Inventory (MPAI),Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and subjective well-being scale (SWB). Results:The college students of mobile phone addiction were 1420 cases, accounting for 37. 9%. Except the dimension of negative emotion,the PSSS total scores and its factor scores,the SWB total scores and its factor scores were lower in the Mobile Phone Addiction (MPA)group than in the non-MPA group (Ps<0. 00 1 ). Regression analysis indicated significant negatively predictability of MPAI to subjective well-being and PSSS had significant positively predictability to SWB. The test of mediating effect found that PSSS and its 3 dimensions played a partly mediating role between MPAI and SWB,and the mediation effect account for the total effect 24. 89%,16. 1 1%,17. 33%,17. 78% respectively. Conclusion:There may be a close relation of mobile phone addiction to perceived social support and subjective well-being. Mobile phone addiction could directly affect subjective well-being and indirectly affect subjective well-being through perceived social support.