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A Test of the Pathway Model of Problematic Smartphone Use by Natale Canale; Tania Moretta; Luca Pancani; Giulia Buodo; Alessio Vieno; Mario Dalmaso; Joël Billieux is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background and aims Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has been described as a growing public health issue. In the current study, we aimed to provide a unique and comprehensive test of the pathway model of PSU. This model posits three distinct developmental pathways leading to PSU: (1) the __excessive reassurance__ pathway, (2) the __impulsive__ pathway and (3) the __extraversion__ pathway. ## Methods Undergraduate students (__n__ = 795, 69.8% female, mean age = 23.80 years, sd = 3.02) completed online self-report measures of PSU (addictive use, antisocial use and dangerous use) and the psychological features (personality traits and psychopathological symptoms) underlying the three pathways. ## Results Bayesian analyses revealed that addictive use is mainly driven by the excessive reassurance pathway and the impulsive pathway, for which candidate etiopathological factors include heightened negative urgency, a hyperactive behavioural inhibition system and symptoms of social anxiety. Dangerous and antisocial use are mainly driven by the impulsive pathway and the extraversion pathway, for which candidate etiopathological factors include specific impulsivity components (la
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- Author
- Natale Canale; Tania Moretta; Luca Pancani; Giulia Buodo; Alessio Vieno; Mario Dalmaso; Joël Billieux
- Publisher
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)