TY - JOUR 
A1 - López Mora, Clara
AU - Carlo, Gustavo
AU - Roos, Joy
AU - Maiya, Sahitya
AU - González Hernández, Juan
T1 - Perceived Attachment and Problematic Smartphone Use in Young People: Mediating Effects of Self-Regulation and Prosociality
Y1 - 2021
SN - 0214-9915

UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/10455
AB - Background: Problematic use of smartphones is a challenge facing societies around the world. This phenomenon has been associated with negative socialization experiences through the impact they have on how the youth relates to their environment. This study was designed to examine parental and peer attachment, self-effi cacy and prosocial reasoning as predictors of different attitudes towards online communication and problematic smartphone use. Method: 561 youth aged 14-20 years (Mage = 17.82; SD = 1.64; 67.7% Female) participated in an online survey. Results: Results indicated that an increase in self-effi cacy or prosocial reasoning is correlated with a decrease in problematic smartphone use and attitudes towards online communication aimed at avoiding reality or constructing a more comfortable parallel social reality. Attachment to parents and peers had direct and indirect effects on problematic smartphone use and attitudes toward online communication through youth personal and social adjustment. Conclusions: Attachment plays a relevant role in the symptoms reduction of smartphone addiction and attitudes to online communication in youth, through its impact on self-effi cacy perceptions and prosocial reasoning.

KW - Joven
KW - Adicción
KW - Telefono móvil
LA - eng
ER -