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The Effect of Life Stress, Social-Anxiety on Smart phone Overdependence of University Students: The Moderated Mediating Effect of Emotional Expressiveness

  • The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Abbr : KJSP
  • 2019, 16(3), pp.361-380
  • DOI : 10.16983/kjsp.2019.16.3.361
  • Publisher : The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science > School / Educational Psychology
  • Received : October 15, 2019
  • Accepted : December 24, 2019
  • Published : December 31, 2019

Kim Ji-yeon 1 Choi seung-mi 1

1광운대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the moderated mediating effect of emotional expressiveness through social-anxiety on the relationship between university student’ life stress and smart phone overdependence. For this purpose, the survey was conducted at the Southern Post using revised life stress scale for college students(RLSS-CS), social anxietyy scale(SIAS), smart phone overdependence scale(S-scale), and emotional expressiveness scale(BEQ). Data collected from 400 (200 men, 200 women) were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and SPSS Macro. The results were as follows: first, university students’ life stress were positively associated with social-anxiety, smart phone overdependence and emotional expressiveness. Secondly, partially mediating effect of social-anxiety on the process of university students’ life stress affecting smart phone overdependence. Thirdly, emotional expressiveness also moderated the mediating effect of university student' life stress on smart phone overdependence through social-anxiety. In this study, the pathway leading to the smart phone overdependence was examined jointly, including life stress, social-anxiety and emotional expressiveness. Finally, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed with suggestions for future studies.

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