Author(s): HUANG Hai, LI Cui-jing, GUI Ya-fei, ZHOU Chun-yan, WU He-ming, ZHANG Jian-yu, Department of Applied Psychology, China University of Geosciences, Gannan Normal University Institute of Science and Technology
Pages: 674-677
Year: 2015 Issue:  4
Journal: Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
Keyword:  College students; Impulsivity mobile phone addiction; Alienation; Intermediation;
Abstract: Objective: To explore the association of mobile phone addiction with impulsivity and alienation in college students. Methods: By using measurement survey method, a sample including 2514 students in a college of Hubei, from freshman to junior grade, was investigated. They were assessed with the Mobile Phone Addiction Index Scale(MPAI), the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale(BIS- II) and the Alienation Scale. Results: The students being addicted to mobile phone showed higher scores on impulsivity and alienation(P<0.001), compared to other students without addiction to mobile phone. The scores on Mobile phone addiction were positively associated with impulsivity and alienation(r=0.319~0.505, P<0.01). Alienation partially mediated the association of mobile phone addiction with impulsivity, and the mediating effect accounted for 53.2% of the total variance. Conclusion: Our findings may support the partial mediating role of alienation in the relationship between impulsivity and mobile phone addiction.