The Relationship Between Parental Attachment and Mobile Phone Dependence Among Chinese Rural Adolescents: The Role of Alexithymia and Mindfulness

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 10; p. 598
• Main Authors: Li, Xiaoqing, Hao, Chenrui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 20.03.2019
• Subjects: adolescents; alexithymia; mindfulness; mobile phone dependence; parental attachment; Psychology; parental attachment; alexithymia; mobile phone dependence; adolescents; mindfulness

Mobile phone has experienced a significant increase in popularity among adolescents in recent years. Findings indicate dependence on mobile phone is related to poor parent-child relationship. However, previous research on mobile phone dependence (MPD) is scant and mainly focus on adult samples. In t...