Smartphone addiction and life satisfaction: mediating effect of negative emotions

• Autores: Vallejos-Flores, Miguel Angel, Talledo-Sánchez, Karim, Carlos-Ventura, David, Sullcahuaman Amésquita, Jessica J, Caycho-Caja, Aaron, Vigo-Carbajal, Abigail
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica
• Repositorio: Interacciones
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.ejournals.host:article/357
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/357
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: adicciones a teléfonos inteligentes; emociones negativas; satisfacción con la vida; ecuaciones estructurales; efecto mediador; life satisfaction; Smartphone addiction; negative emotions; structural equations; mediating effect

Background: Smartphone users have increased worldwide, due to their multifunctionality and accessibility. Objective: To determine the mediating effect of negative emotions between life satisfaction and smartphone addiction in college students. Method: A structural equation explanatory model was proposed in which each negative emotion (depression, anxiety, and stress) has a mediating role between life satisfaction and cell phone addiction. To this end, 1109 university students from Metropolitan Lima were selected and administered the DASS 21, SABAS, SWLS. Result: A partial effect of each mediating model was found, in addition to Satisfaction with life achieved a direct effect on cell phone addiction; at the same time the mediating variables achieved a significant direct effect on addictive behavior. Conclusion: Negative emotions have a mediating role in explaining smartphone addiction.