Avoidant attachment and smartphone addiction in college students: The mediating effects of anxiety and self-esteem

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Highlights：

• The effect of avoidant attachment on smartphone addiction was examined.

• In contrast to our expectations, avoidant attachment indirectly affected smartphone addiction.

• Self-esteem was a key factor through attachment avoidance on smartphone addiction.

• Self-esteem and anxiety subsequently mediated the relationship between avoidant attachment and smartphone addiction.

• High avoidant attachment, low self-esteem and high anxiety level may lead to a tendency for smartphone addiction.

摘要

•The effect of avoidant attachment on smartphone addiction was examined.•In contrast to our expectations, avoidant attachment indirectly affected smartphone addiction.•Self-esteem was a key factor through attachment avoidance on smartphone addiction.•Self-esteem and anxiety subsequently mediated the relationship between avoidant attachment and smartphone addiction.•High avoidant attachment, low self-esteem and high anxiety level may lead to a tendency for smartphone addiction.

论文关键词：Smartphone addiction,Avoidant attachment,Anxiety,Self-esteem,College student,Structural equation modeling

论文评审过程：Available online 8 March 2018, Version of Record 8 March 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.02.037