Examining the relationship between quest for significance and smartphone addiction: does the dual passion model mediate this relationship?
The results of the study suggest that obsessive passion is one of the factors that strengthens the relationship between the significance quest and smartphone addiction. When an individual with obsessive passion experiences a loss of significance, their usage process may progress toward smartphone addiction, even if they are not yet addicted.
Authors
- Vildan Özdemir
- Ekrem Sedat Şahin
Institutions
- Aksaray University (TR)
- Necmettin Erbakan University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-03994-9
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00