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.

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BMC Psychology
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2026-01-22
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-03994-9
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Impact of Technology on Adolescents
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Examining the relationship between quest for significance and smartphone addiction: does the dual passion model mediate this relationship?

Vildan Özdemir, Ekrem Sedat Şahin
BMC Psychology
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
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Examining the relationship between quest for significance and smartphone addiction: does the dual passion model mediate this relationship?

Vildan Özdemir, Ekrem Sedat Şahin
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Abstract

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.

BMC PsychologyVol. 14(1)
Aksaray University (TR), Necmettin Erbakan University (TR)
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