Perfectionism, obsessive-compulsory behaviour, and anxiety in young adults: a moderated mediation model of mobile phone addiction
This large-scale study revealed that individuals high in perfectionism and anxiety are vulnerable for mobile phone addiction, with compulsive use of mobile phone serving as a maladaptive coping strategy to manage distress. The findings contribute to an integrated model that incorporates personality traits, cognitive-behavioral processes, and emotional factors in the development of mobile phone addiction. Perfectionism-informed education and intervention is encouraged to prevent mobile phone addiction in education, clinical, and public health instances.
Authors
- Z G Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8921-912X)
- Sirui Gao
- Yan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2944-3820)
- Bangshan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-2183)
- Jiao Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-7762)
- Yumeng Ju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-9840)
- Yanjun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6825-9460)
- Jin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6023-9961)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24119-8
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00