The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation
Smartphone addiction is widespread among college students. Physical exercise and core self-evaluation are two potential factors that may influence smartphone addiction. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical exercise and college students’ smartphone addiction, as well as t...
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| description | Smartphone addiction is widespread among college students. Physical exercise and core self-evaluation are two potential factors that may influence smartphone addiction. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical exercise and college students’ smartphone addiction, as well as the mediating effect of core self-evaluation. Here, 643 undergraduate university students are surveyed via questionnaire using the Physical Activity Rating Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale for College Students, and the Core Self-Evaluations Scale. The participants include 363 males (56.5%) and 280 females (43.5%), with ages ranging from 17 to 25 years old (mean = 19.68, SD = 1.40). The obtained data are analyzed using SPSS26.0 and the PROCESS plugins. The main findings of the study are as follows: (1) There is a significant negative correlation between physical exercise and smartphone addiction (r = −0.30, <i>p</i> < 0.01), a significant positive correlation between physical exercise and core self-evaluation (r = 0.25, <i>p</i> < 0.01), and a significant negative correlation between core self-evaluation and smartphone addiction (r = −0.52, <i>p</i> < 0.01). (2) There is a mediating effect of core self-evaluation between physical exercise and smartphone addiction. The current study can provide new evidence for the impact of physical exercise on smartphone addiction and highlights the importance of core self-evaluation. Moreover, research ideas and methodological guidance are provided for the following interventions and treatments targeting college students’ smartphone addiction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e32e1e5c79e3474fb4a9ec9baff409752023-11-19T00:16:38ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-08-0113864710.3390/bs13080647The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-EvaluationYanbin Gong0Haibo Yang1Xuejun Bai2Yuehua Wang3Jiayu An4College of Humanities and Law, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaStudent Mental Health Guidance Center, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Foreign Languages, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaSmartphone addiction is widespread among college students. Physical exercise and core self-evaluation are two potential factors that may influence smartphone addiction. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical exercise and college students’ smartphone addiction, as well as the mediating effect of core self-evaluation. Here, 643 undergraduate university students are surveyed via questionnaire using the Physical Activity Rating Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale for College Students, and the Core Self-Evaluations Scale. The participants include 363 males (56.5%) and 280 females (43.5%), with ages ranging from 17 to 25 years old (mean = 19.68, SD = 1.40). The obtained data are analyzed using SPSS26.0 and the PROCESS plugins. The main findings of the study are as follows: (1) There is a significant negative correlation between physical exercise and smartphone addiction (r = −0.30, <i>p</i> < 0.01), a significant positive correlation between physical exercise and core self-evaluation (r = 0.25, <i>p</i> < 0.01), and a significant negative correlation between core self-evaluation and smartphone addiction (r = −0.52, <i>p</i> < 0.01). (2) There is a mediating effect of core self-evaluation between physical exercise and smartphone addiction. The current study can provide new evidence for the impact of physical exercise on smartphone addiction and highlights the importance of core self-evaluation. Moreover, research ideas and methodological guidance are provided for the following interventions and treatments targeting college students’ smartphone addiction.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/8/647smartphone addictionphysical exercisecore self-evaluationcollege students |
| spellingShingle | Yanbin Gong Haibo Yang Xuejun Bai Yuehua Wang Jiayu An The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation Behavioral Sciences smartphone addiction physical exercise core self-evaluation college students |
| title | The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation |
| title_full | The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation |
| title_short | The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation |
| title_sort | relationship between physical exercise and smartphone addiction among chinese college students the mediating effect of core self evaluation |
| topic | smartphone addiction physical exercise core self-evaluation college students |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/8/647 |
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