Social Interaction Anxiety and Problematic Smartphone Use among Rural-Urban Adolescents in China: A Moderated Moderated-Mediation Model

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Yuanyuan; Huo, Yongquan
Titel	Social Interaction Anxiety and Problematic Smartphone Use among Rural-Urban Adolescents in China: A Moderated Moderated-Mediation Model
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 55 (2023) 4, S.686-707 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Huo, Yongquan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X221126548
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Interpersonal Relationship; Anxiety; Handheld Devices; Behavior Problems; Psychological Needs; Computer Use; Computer Mediated Communication; Urban Youth; Rural Youth; Recreational Activities; Junior High School Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Angst; Computerkonferenz; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Freizeitgestaltung; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	This study explored the relationship between social interaction anxiety (SIA) and problematic smartphone use (PSU) among Chinese adolescents. Further, the roles of online basic psychological needs satisfaction (online BPNS), nature connectedness (NC), and related differences between urban and rural adolescents were examined. We recruited 840 Chinese adolescents to complete a questionnaire. Results showed that online BPNS mediated the relationship between SIA and PSU after controlling for sex, age, duration of smartphone use, and rural-urban differences. NC moderated the mediating effect of online BPNS as a second-stage moderator, and the mediating effect was stronger for adolescents with lower NC. The indirect effect of SIA on PSU through online BPNS depended on NC. Our findings suggested that reducing SIA and online BPNS levels, enhancing connection with nature, and training adolescents (especially rural adolescents) on methods to seek social support and develop social abilities can effectively deal with PSU. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01