Adolescent mobile phone addiction and psychological distress in Chinese adolescents: Chain mediation by self-control and academic procrastination and the moderating role of family functioning

This study provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how mobile phone addiction contributes to psychological distress in adolescents. By identifying self-control and academic procrastination as key mediating mechanisms, and family functioning as a protective moderator, the findings offer practical implications for designing targeted interventions to promote adolescent mental well-being.