Problematic mobile phone use and time management disposition in Chinese college students: the chain mediating role of sleep quality and cognitive flexibility

• Published in: BMC Psychology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 440 - 9
• Main Authors: Yuan, Yidan, He, Xinyue, He, Quanxing, Jia, Yimeng, Xu, Zhansheng, Li, Man
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13.12.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Cellular telephones; Cognitive flexibility; College students; Flexibility; Internet; Mental health; Personality; Personality traits; Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU); Questionnaires; Sleep; Sleep quality; Smartphones; Time management; Time management disposition (TMD); Well being; China; United States > US; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU); Sleep quality; Time management disposition (TMD); Cognitive flexibility

With the widespread adoption of smartphones, there has been a notable increase in problematic mobile phone use (PMPU), particularly prevalent among college students. Research suggests that apart from being associated with various problematic behaviors, this excessive mobile phone use might also have...