Fear of COVID-19 and adolescents’ mobile phone addiction: The experiential avoidance model

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10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_161How to use a DOI?

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Fear of COVID-19; Mobile phone addiction; Depression; Experiential avoidance

Abstract

Based on the experiential avoidance (EA) model, we explored the impact of fear of COVID-19 (FOC) on adolescents’ mobile phone addiction (MPA) as well as the sequential mediating effect of depression and EA. We recruited a sample of 1,132 middle school students; they filled out the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire–II (AAQ–II), and the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAS). First, correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation among FOC, depression, EA, and MPA. Second, the mediating effect test indicated that FOC influenced MPA through the sequential mediating effect of depression and EA. FOC increases suicidal ideation; this effect is achieved through the combination of depression and EA.

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AU  - Yang Wang
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/09/02
TI  - Fear of COVID-19 and adolescents’ mobile phone addiction: The experiential avoidance model
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 10th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1428
EP  - 1437
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_161
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_161
ID  - Wang2024
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