نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Aim: This study examined the structural relationship between social anxiety and smartphone addiction, with maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and avoidant coping style as mediating variables.
Method: This descriptive-correlational study employed structural equation modeling. The statistical population included students at Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin in 1404. Two hundred participants were selected through convenience sampling. Measures included the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Coping Strategies Questionnaire, Smartphone Addiction Scale, and Social Phobia Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS, AMOS, and structural equation modeling techniques.
Results: The final structural model demonstrated acceptable fit indices and explained 46% of the variance in smartphone addiction. Although the direct effect of social anxiety on smartphone addiction was not significant, the indirect effects through maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and avoidant coping style were significant.
Conclusion: Social anxiety contributes indirectly to smartphone addiction through maladaptive cognitive-emotional and behavioral coping mechanisms. These findings emphasize the importance of targeting emotion regulation and avoidant coping in preventive and therapeutic interventions addressing problematic smartphone use among university students.
کلیدواژهها English