ERIC Number: EJ1441084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0306-9885
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3534
Smartphone Addiction and Psychological Wellbeing among Adolescents: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Academic Procrastination and School Burnout
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v52 n5 p815-829 2024
Smartphone addiction adversely affects adolescent psychological wellbeing. However, little is known about the role of academic procrastination and school burnout in this relationship. The main objective of the current study was to examine the associations between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing, a multiple mediation analysis that included academic procrastination and school burnout. The participants consisted of 409 adolescents whose ages ranged between 13 and 19 years (M[subscript age] = 16.024, SD = 1.674). Analyses revealed the serial mediating role of academic procrastination and school burnout between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing was accepted. Overall, these results suggested that the smartphone addiction is a risk factor for adolescents' psychological wellbeing and that academic procrastination and school burnout also increase this risk.
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Handheld Devices, Burnout, Time Management, Study Habits, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Telecommunications, Well Being, Risk, Adolescent Development, Secondary School Students, Rating Scales, Student Attitudes, Homework, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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