Mediating Effects of Self Efficacy and Self-Control in Nursing Students' Smartphone Addiction
10.12934/jkpmhn.2018.27.3.293
- Author:
Seunghyun LEE
1
;
Jeongyee BAE
Author Information
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Smartphone;
Behavior, addictive;
Depression;
Self efficacy;
Self-control
- MeSH:
Behavior, Addictive;
Depression;
Humans;
Negotiating;
Nursing;
Self Efficacy;
Self-Control;
Smartphone;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2018;27(3):293-302
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to investigate the factor of smartphone addiction based on Agnew's general strain theory and examine the mediating effects of self efficacy and self-control in the identified model of the nursing students. METHODS: Study participants were 292 nursing students recruited from 3 universities. Self-reported data were collected in September 2015 from structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, exploratory factor analyses, and structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Self efficacy and self-control have a direct effect on smartphone addiction in the nursing students. The relationship between depression and smartphone addiction was fully mediated by self efficacy and self-control. However, the relationships of smartphone addiction shares with college adaptation and stress were partially mediated by depression, self efficacy, and self-control. CONCLUSION: Our study findings may be used as baseline information to develop preventive intervention programs for nursing students. Nursing educators and clinicians should encourage students' self-control, improve self efficacy when dealing with those with smartphone addiction, emphasize adaptation to college, and help manage stress and depression.
