Impact of Body Dissatisfaction and Personality Characteristics on Smartphone Addiction
- Author:
JiWook KANG
1
;
Ik Seung CHEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Chungnam National UniversityHospital, Daejeon, Korea. ischee@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Smartphone addiction;
Body dissatisfaction;
Personality characteristics;
Mediation analyses
- MeSH:
Body Dysmorphic Disorders;
Healthy Volunteers;
Negotiating;
Smartphone
- From:
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Therapies in Psychiatry
2019;25(1):36-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of body dissatisfaction on Smartphone addiction and to determine the relative magnitudes of specific mediation effect of personality characteristics.METHODS: One hundred and fifteen young and healthy participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale, Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination-Self Report, and NEO Five-Factor Inventory. By using Indirect SPSS macros, multiple-mediation analyses were performed.RESULTS: Body dissatisfaction had a significant total, direct and indirect effect on Smartphone addiction. Indirect effect of Body dissatisfaction on Smartphone addiction was significantly mediated via personality characteristics (Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, and Openness).CONCLUSION: These results suggest the importance of evaluating both patients' personality characteristics and body dissatisfaction for managing Smartphone addiction. Consequently, they will be useful in the prevention and treatment of Smartphone addiction.
