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The Longitudinal Relationship between Inter-parental Conflict and Mobile Phone Addiction in Adolescence: The Role of Impulsivity and Friend Support

CHEN Zixun1, BAI Rong2, LI Jinwen2, XU Chengrui2   

  1. 1. School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097;
    2. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2025-11-05

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Abstract: This study conducted a two-year, three-wave follow-up survey with a sample of 2,944 adolescents (aged 10~16 years) to examine the longitudinal relationship between inter-parental conflict and mobile phone addiction. Additionally, it explored the role of impulsivity and friend support in this mechanism. The findings showed that: (1) T1 inter-parental conflict positively predicted T3 mobile phone addiction among adolescents; (2) T1 inter-parental conflict could predict T3 mobile phone addiction through T2 attentional impulsivity and T2 motor impulsivity separately, with T2 motor impulsivity exhibiting a stronger mediating effect; (3) T1 friend support could negatively predict T3 mobile phone addiction among adolescents. Additionally, T1 friend support played a significant role in moderating the path between T1 inter-parental conflict and T2 attentional impulsivity, as well as the path between T1 inter-parental conflict and T3 mobile phone addiction. Specifically, it manifests as the protective effect of early friend support gradually diminishes with the intensification of inter-parental conflict. The results suggest that early friend support can buffer the adverse effects of early inter-parental conflict on later mobile phone addiction among adolescents, playing an important role in preventing adolescents’ involvement in mobile phone addiction. However, it should be noted that the protective effect of friend support tends to weaken in the context of high levels of inter-parental conflict.

Key words: inter-parental conflict, mobile phone addiction, impulsivity, friend support, adolescents

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