Mobile phone addiction as a mediator in the association between alexithymia and self-directed learning among Chinese nursing students: a structural equation modeling analysis
Mobile phone addiction significantly mediates the relationship between alexithymia and self-directed learning ability among nursing undergraduates, highlighting its potential as a modifiable target for interventions to enhance self-directed learning.
Authors
- Jing Jing Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8385-4615)
- Miaolan Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7477-9702)
- Yao Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7571-8699)
- Qingxian Liu
- Miaoxuan Chen
- Quan Wang
- Jieli Wang
- Xiaojin Chen
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Shantou University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College (CN)
- Shantou University Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08635-8
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00