Does body image dissatisfaction exacerbate smartphone addiction among Chinese college students?

This conclusion varies by gender and discipline: in terms of gender differences, the impact of body image dissatisfaction on smartphone addiction among female college students is 1% higher than that among male college students; regarding discipline differences, the impact of body image dissatisfaction on smartphone addiction among students in humanities and social sciences is 2% higher than that among students in science and engineering. In the mechanism analysis, it is found that the frequent use of short-video and e-shopping apps among college students further exacerbates the impact of body image dissatisfaction on smartphone addiction.