The Relationship among Impulsivity, Self-regulation, Mobile Phone Use and Mobile Phone Dependent

Abstract

Abstract: While several researches confirm that impulsivity trait are related to dependent behavior. There are still many impulsive individuals who are not overuse of mobile phone. There must be other variables influencing the relationship between personality trait and mobile phone dependent behavior. Regulatory focus theory, as a self-regulation theory, which contains two independent behavior systems called promotion focus and prevention focus might be applied to explaining the mechanism of mobile phone dependent. This study examined the correlation among college students' impulsive trait, self-regulation, mobile phone use and mobile phone dependent. 909 college students who were administered mobile phone usage questionnaire, Barratt impulsiveness scale, mobile phone dependency tendency scale and behavioral inhibition system and behavior activation system scale. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis, hierarchical regression and SEM. The results reveal that there is significant positive correlation between college students' impulsive trait and mobile phone dependent. Meanwhile, both promotion focus and prevention focus have negative correlation with mobile phone dependent. The results released by structural equation model that mobile phone use had significant mediating effect in the relationship between impulsivity trait and mobile phone dependent. What's more, mobile phone use play an important role in the relationship between promotion focus and mobile phone dependent.

Key words: impulsivity, promotion focus, prevention focus, mobile phone use, mobile phone dependent

摘要： 探讨冲动性、自我调节与手机依赖间的关系,并检验手机使用在三者关系间的中介作用。采用BIS-11冲动性问卷、BIS/BAS自我调节测量问卷、大学生手机依赖倾向问卷和手机使用情况问卷对909名大学生进行测量,通过建立结构方程模型对变量间关系进行检验。结果表明：（1）高冲动性正向影响手机依赖,自我调节负向影响手机依赖;（2）冲动性人格特质、提升调节通过手机使用中介作用对手机依赖产生影响。结论高冲动性大学生易出现手机依赖行为,自我调节尤其是防御调节有利于降低手机依赖行为。

关键词: 冲动性, 提升调节, 防御调节, 手机使用, 手机依赖

CLC Number:

B848.4

Mei Songli, Chai Jingxin, Li Jiaomeng, Wang Lingyan. The Relationship among Impulsivity, Self-regulation, Mobile Phone Use and Mobile Phone Dependent[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(1): 136-143.

梅松丽, 柴晶鑫, 李娇朦, 王凌燕. 冲动性、自我调节与手机依赖的关系研究：手机使用的中介作用*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(1): 136-143.

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