Psychology

The impact of social isolation on smartphone addiction among college students: the multiple mediating effects of loneliness and COVID-19 anxiety

Y. Wang and Q. Ma

During COVID-19 campus lockdowns, social isolation drove smartphone addiction among college students largely through loneliness and COVID-19 anxiety. This study uses a multiple mediation model to map direct and indirect (parallel and sequential) pathways and suggests interventions targeting loneliness and anxiety. This research was conducted by Ye Wang and Qianying Ma.

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