The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy
Abstract Background With the widespread adoption of smartphones, mobile phone addiction has increasingly gained prominence among Chinese college students, exerting a profound and detrimental impact on their learning engagement. This study employs self-determination theory as a framework to examine t...
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| description | Abstract Background With the widespread adoption of smartphones, mobile phone addiction has increasingly gained prominence among Chinese college students, exerting a profound and detrimental impact on their learning engagement. This study employs self-determination theory as a framework to examine the mechanisms through which mobile phone addiction affects students’ learning engagement. Specifically, it examines the mediating effects of physical activity and academic self-efficacy in this relationship. Methods This study was conducted from March to June 2024, using the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, Learning Engagement Scale, Physical Activity Scale, and Academic Self-Efficacy Scale among college students from eight universities in Shaanxi Province. The survey was conducted using the Chinese online questionnaire platform “Questionnaire Star,”and 4,562 valid questionnaires were finally obtained. SPSS 29.0 and AMOS 29.0 were used for data analysis and structural equation model testing. Results The results revealed significant negative correlations between mobile phone addiction and learning engagement (r = -0.434, p < 0.01), physical activity (r = -0.732, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = -0.338, p < 0.01). Conversely, there were significant positive correlations between learning engagement and physical activity (r = 0.335, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = 0.717, p < 0.01). The study’s hypothesized model demonstrated a good overall fit, with indices including χ²/df = 4.213, RMSEA = 0.040, and GFI, AGFI, NFI, and CFI all exceeding 0.90. Mobile phone addiction was found to directly impact learning engagement (point estimate = -0.150, p < 0.001) and indirectly through three mediated pathways: physical activity (point estimate = -0.068, p < 0.001), academic self-efficacy (point estimate = -0.298, p < 0.001), and their chained effect (point estimate = -0.377, p < 0.001). Conclusions This research has expanded the theoretical framework and intervention approaches regarding the inter-relationship between mobile phone addiction and learning engagement. Increasing individuals’ physical activity levels and fostering their academic self-efficacy offers a means to alleviate the detrimental impact of mobile phone addiction on the learning engagement of college students. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cfa46e403af44f8fa2abef817ca5c9a12025-01-12T12:43:25ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-01-0125111110.1186/s12889-024-21250-wThe effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacyShuqiao Meng0Kai Qi1Panyi Shen2Meng Zhang3Yu Zhang4Nzubechi Onyebuchi5Ge Zhan6Fanqi Wei7Wenxia Tong8Yahui Han9Xiaoyu Ge10Department of Physical Education, Xidian UniversityGdansk University of Physical Education and SportDepartment of Physical Education, Xidian UniversityPhysical Education College, Yangzhou UniversitySchool of Physical Education, Henan UniversitySchool of Physical Education, Henan UniversityDepartment of Physical Education, Xidian UniversityHenan Institude of Foreign Economic and Trade Vocational CollegeDepartment of Physical Education, Xidian UniversityInstitute of Sports Science, Kyonggi UniversitySports Department of Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityAbstract Background With the widespread adoption of smartphones, mobile phone addiction has increasingly gained prominence among Chinese college students, exerting a profound and detrimental impact on their learning engagement. This study employs self-determination theory as a framework to examine the mechanisms through which mobile phone addiction affects students’ learning engagement. Specifically, it examines the mediating effects of physical activity and academic self-efficacy in this relationship. Methods This study was conducted from March to June 2024, using the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, Learning Engagement Scale, Physical Activity Scale, and Academic Self-Efficacy Scale among college students from eight universities in Shaanxi Province. The survey was conducted using the Chinese online questionnaire platform “Questionnaire Star,”and 4,562 valid questionnaires were finally obtained. SPSS 29.0 and AMOS 29.0 were used for data analysis and structural equation model testing. Results The results revealed significant negative correlations between mobile phone addiction and learning engagement (r = -0.434, p < 0.01), physical activity (r = -0.732, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = -0.338, p < 0.01). Conversely, there were significant positive correlations between learning engagement and physical activity (r = 0.335, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = 0.717, p < 0.01). The study’s hypothesized model demonstrated a good overall fit, with indices including χ²/df = 4.213, RMSEA = 0.040, and GFI, AGFI, NFI, and CFI all exceeding 0.90. Mobile phone addiction was found to directly impact learning engagement (point estimate = -0.150, p < 0.001) and indirectly through three mediated pathways: physical activity (point estimate = -0.068, p < 0.001), academic self-efficacy (point estimate = -0.298, p < 0.001), and their chained effect (point estimate = -0.377, p < 0.001). Conclusions This research has expanded the theoretical framework and intervention approaches regarding the inter-relationship between mobile phone addiction and learning engagement. Increasing individuals’ physical activity levels and fostering their academic self-efficacy offers a means to alleviate the detrimental impact of mobile phone addiction on the learning engagement of college students.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21250-wMobile phone addictionLearning engagementPhysical activityAcademic self-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Shuqiao Meng Kai Qi Panyi Shen Meng Zhang Yu Zhang Nzubechi Onyebuchi Ge Zhan Fanqi Wei Wenxia Tong Yahui Han Xiaoyu Ge The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy BMC Public Health Mobile phone addiction Learning engagement Physical activity Academic self-efficacy |
| title | The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy |
| title_full | The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy |
| title_short | The effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of Chinese college students - the mediating role of physical activity and academic self-efficacy |
| title_sort | effects of mobile phone addiction on learning engagement of chinese college students the mediating role of physical activity and academic self efficacy |
| topic | Mobile phone addiction Learning engagement Physical activity Academic self-efficacy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21250-w |
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