Perceived Attachment and Problematic Smartphone Use in Young People: Mediating Effects of Self-Regulation and Prosociality

• Clara López-Mora ^[1] ; Gustavo Carlo ^[3] ; Joy Roos ^[4] ; Sahitya Maiya ^[4] ; Juan González-Hernández ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Europea de Valencia

     Universidad Europea de Valencia

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Granada

     Universidad de Granada

     Granada, España

     
  3. [3] University of California-Irvine
  4. [4] University of Missouri-Columbia

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• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 33, Nº. 4, 2021, págs. 564-570
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2021.60
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Apego Percibido y Uso Problemático de los Teléfonos Inteligentes en los Jóvenes: Efectos Mediadores de la Autorregulación y la Prosocialidad
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    Antecedentes: el uso problemático de los smartphones es un reto al que se enfrentan las sociedades de todo el mundo. Este fenómeno se ha asociado con experiencias negativas de socialización a través del impacto que estas tienen en cómo los jóvenes se relacionan con su entorno. Este trabajo examina el apego (parental y pares), la autoefi cacia y el razonamiento prosocial como predictores de diferentes actitudes hacia la comunicación online y uso problemático del móvil. Método: 561 jóvenes entre 14 y 20 años (Medad = 17,82; SD = 1,64; 67,7% Mujeres) participaron en una encuesta online. Resultados: tanto la autoefi cacia como el razonamiento prosocial se correlaciona con una disminución del uso problemático del móvil y de las actitudes hacia la comunicación online orientada a evadir la realidad o a construir una realidad social paralela más cómoda. El apego (parental y pares) tuvo efectos directos e indirectos sobre el uso problemático del móvil y las actitudes hacia la comunicación. Conclusiones: el apego juega un papel relevante en la reducción de síntomas de adicción al móvil y en las actitudes hacia la comunicación online en los jóvenes, a través de su impacto en las percepciones de autoefi cacia y razonamiento prosocial.

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    Background: Problematic use of smartphones is a challenge facing societies around the world. This phenomenon has been associated with negative socialization experiences through the impact they have on how the youth relates to their environment. This study was designed to examine parental and peer attachment, self-effi cacy and prosocial reasoning as predictors of different attitudes towards online communication and problematic smartphone use. Method: 561 youth aged 14-20 years (Mage = 17.82; SD = 1.64; 67.7% Female) participated in an online survey. Results:

    Results indicated that an increase in self-effi cacy or prosocial reasoning is correlated with a decrease in problematic smartphone use and attitudes towards online communication aimed at avoiding reality or constructing a more comfortable parallel social reality. Attachment to parents and peers had direct and indirect effects on problematic smartphone use and attitudes toward online communication through youth personal and social adjustment. Conclusions: Attachment plays a relevant role in the symptoms reduction of smartphone addiction and attitudes to online communication in youth, through its impact on self-effi cacy perceptions and prosocial reasoning

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