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Longitudinal Effects of School Connectedness on Adolescent Smartphone Addiction: The Mediation of Social Anxiety and Moderation of Parent-adolescent Attachment

ZENG Chengwei1, ZHANG Bin1, ZHANG Anqi1, ZENG Yixin1, DAI Huifeng2, XIONG Sicheng1, WANG Yanan1, YANG Ying1   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208;
    2. Department of Humanities, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004
  • Published:2025-03-17

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Abstract: Based on the cognitive-behavioral models and the development system theories, the present study investigated the role of social anxiety and parent-adolescent attachment in the longitudinal relationship between school connectedness and adolescent smartphone addiction. A total of 408 adolescents in Changsha were selected to participate in this study, and participants were assessed at two measurement waves, one year apart. Results revealed that: (1) Social anxiety played a longitudinal mediating role in the effect of school connectedness on adolescent smartphone addiction; (2) The effect of school connectedness on social anxiety is moderated by parent-adolescent attachment. Specifically, for adolescents with high parent-adolescent attachment, school connectedness has a stronger negative predictive effect on social anxiety. The findings help to reveal the internal mechanisms of smartphone addiction in adolescents and have enlightening implications for guiding adolescents to use smartphones healthily.

Key words: school connectedness, parent-adolescent attachment, smartphone addiction, social anxiety, adolescent

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