Flow Mediates the Relationship between Problematic Smartphone Use and Satisfaction with Life among College Students

Autor/inn/en	Pearson, Andrew D.; Young, phd, Chelsie M.; Shank, Faith; Neighbors, Clayton
Titel	Flow Mediates the Relationship between Problematic Smartphone Use and Satisfaction with Life among College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 4, S.1018-1026 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1910274
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Life Satisfaction; Behavior Problems; College Students; Computer Use; Correlation; Addictive Behavior; Attention; Psychological Patterns; Satisfaction With Life Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Lebensvollendung; Collegestudent; Korrelation; Aufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Smartphones, while useful, can also function as a source of distraction from daily life and may reduce life satisfaction by inhibiting concentration and interrupting attention to ongoing tasks, thoughts, and social interactions. Objectives: The current study tested whether interruptions in flow mediate associations between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and life satisfaction among college students. Participants: Two hundred and nine college student smartphone users screened in to the study. Methods: 188 individuals (90%) completed baseline and 158 individuals (76%) completed one week of Ecological Momentary Assessment surveys and a one-week follow-up survey. Results: Flow mediates the relationship between PSU and satisfaction with life such that PSU was negatively associated with flow, flow was positively associated with satisfaction with life, and the indirect effect of PSU on satisfaction with life through flow was significant and negative. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the lack of flow college students experience due to PSU contributes to lower life satisfaction. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01