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Abstract
Background: This study examines the mediating effect of smartphone usage time on the relationship between stress and anxiety among adolescents.Methods: Data on 54,848 adolescents were obtained from the 17th (2021) Korea Youth Behavior Survey. The data were analyzed using PROCESS Macro Version 4.1 (Model 4) to examine the effect and significance of each path in the mediation model.Results: There was a statistically significant direct effect of stress on anxiety. Additionally, smartphone usage time mediated the relationship between stress and anxiety, indicating a significant indirect effect.Conclusions: The findings suggest the importance of addressing stress coping strategies and implementing effective intervention programs related to smartphone use to promote adolescents’ mental health.
背景:本研究考察智能手机使用时间对青少年压力与焦虑关系的中介作用。方法:从第17届(2021年)韩国青少年行为调查中获得54848名青少年的数据。采用PROCESS Macro Version 4.1(模型4)对数据进行分析,检验各路径在中介模型中的作用和显著性。结果:应激对焦虑有显著的直接影响。此外,智能手机使用时间介导了压力和焦虑之间的关系,表明有显著的间接影响。结论:研究结果表明,制定压力应对策略和实施有效的智能手机使用干预方案对促进青少年心理健康具有重要意义。
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The journal Stress aims to provide scientists involved in stress research with the possibility of reading a more integrated view of the field. Peer reviewed papers, invited reviews and short communications will deal with interdisciplinary aspects of stress in terms of: the mechanisms of stressful stimulation, including within and between individuals; the physiological and behavioural responses to stress, and their regulation, in both the short and long term; adaptive mechanisms, coping strategies and the pathological consequences of stress.
Stress will publish the latest developments in physiology, neurobiology, molecular biology, genetics research, immunology, and behavioural studies as they impact on the understanding of stress and its adverse consequences and their amelioration.
Specific approaches may include transgenic/knockout animals, developmental/programming studies, electrophysiology, histochemistry, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, endocrinology, autonomic physiology, immunology, chronic pain, ethological and other behavioural studies and clinical measures.