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How parenting style impacts adolescents’ nomophobia: Basic psychological needs satisfaction and loneliness as mediators

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Although previous research has found a close relationship between parenting style and problematic cell phone use among adolescents, the specific link between parenting style and nomophobia has been little explored. In this study we used a cross-sectional design to examine this relationship, focusing on the mediators of adolescents’ basic psychological needs satisfaction and loneliness. Analysis of data obtained in a survey completed by 573 Chinese adolescents revealed a negative relationship between parental emotional warmth and adolescents’ nomophobia, and a positive relationship between both parental rejection and overprotection and nomophobia. Satisfaction of adolescents’ basic psychological needs and loneliness mediated the relationship between parenting style and nomophobia, both individually and sequentially. These findings enhance understanding of the mechanisms linking parenting styles and adolescents’ nomophobia, contributing to the development of intervention programs aimed at reducing symptoms of nomophobia among adolescents.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.14399

Authors: Boyuan Zheng, Yi Ling, Tianyu Miao

Institutions: Shanghai Normal University, Soochow University, Huainan Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409558957

FWCI: 3.688

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