The Effect of Behavior Inhibition System on Smart-Phone Addiction : The Mediation Roll of Depression.
10.4306/jknpa.2016.55.2.97
- Author:
Dong Jin JUNG
1
;
Hyun CHO
;
Jae Woo PARK
;
Min Jung KWAK
;
Dai Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kdj922@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Behavior inhibition system;
Smart-phone addiction;
Depression
- MeSH:
Adult;
Depression*;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Negotiating*;
Smartphone
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2016;55(2):97-102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to examine the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between behavior inhibition system (BIS) and smart-phone addiction (SA) in Korea. METHODS: An online survey was conducted including 5003 adult participants. Except for people without a smartphone, participants consisted of 2573 men and 2281 women, including a 20s group, 1611, 30s group, 2133, and 40s group, 1110. For evaluation of psychiatric symptoms and personal characteristics, participants were asked to complete self-reports, including BIS scale, depression scale of SCL-90-R (Dep), and SA scale. RESULTS: The BIS predicted both variance of depression and SA (BIS→Dep : β=0.374, p<0.001 ; BIS→SA : β=0.268, p<0.001), and depression predicted SA (β=0.386, p<0.001). The result of hierarchial regression analysis showed that depression mediated the relationship between behavior inhibition system and SA. Thus the effects between behavior inhibition system and smartphone decreased (β=0.268→0.144). CONCLUSION: Depression mediates the influence of behavior inhibition system on SA. This result indicates that biological traits and negative emotions, such as depression, have an important influence on behavioral addiction.
