Cumulative childhood trauma and mobile phone addiction among chinese college students: role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity as serial mediators.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Xie, Yunzi Shen, Yinqi Wu, Jixia
Abstract	Mobile phones have become an indispensable part of people’s lives, and their use has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, mobile phone addiction has also become a growing concern. This study investigates how cumulative childhood trauma relates to mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students, and the subsequent role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity. A sample of Chinese college students (N = 620) were investigated using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form, the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Self-Concept Clarity Scale. The results showed that: (1) cumulative childhood trauma significantly and positively predicted mobile phone addiction among college students; (2) self-esteem mediated the association between cumulative childhood trauma and mobile phone addiction; and (3) self-esteem and self-concept clarity had a sequential mediating effect on the relationship between cumulative childhood trauma and mobile phone addiction. Thus, this study is a reminder to focus on the combined role of multiple adverse experiences and self-system factors in the intervention of mobile phone addiction.
ISSN	10461310
Journal	Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10172069
PubMed reference number	37359599
e-ISSN	19364733
DOI	10.1007/s12144-023-04734-7
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2023-05-11
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Cumulative childhood trauma Mobile phone addiction Self-esteem Self-concept clarity College students
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Psychology