Boredom Proneness on Chinese College Students' Phubbing During the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Mediating Effects of Self-Control and Bedtime Procrastination

Overview

Journal J Healthc Eng

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2023 Feb 23

PMID 36818383

Authors

Fan Meng

Bin Xuan

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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing among Chinese college students and examine how self-control and bedtime procrastination mediate this relationship during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods: A total of 707 Chinese college students were voluntarily surveyed. They completed the Generic Scale of Phubbing (GSP), Short Boredom Proneness Scale (SBPS), Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS), and Self-Control Scale (SCS).

Results: (1) The results revealed that men scored higher on boredom than women. (2) The analysis revealed significant associations between each of the variables. Boredom proneness was positively correlated with bedtime procrastination ( = 0.318; < 0.001) and phubbing ( = 0.418; < 0.001) and negatively correlated with self-control ( = -0.518; < 0.001). (3) Mediation analysis suggested that self-control and bedtime procrastination mediate the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing (effect of self-control = 0.094, < 0.001, 95% CI [0.062∼0.128]; effect of bedtime procrastination = 0.025, < 0.001, 95% CI [0.011∼0.042]; and effect of self-control and bedtime procrastination = 0.032, < 0.001, 95% CI [0.020∼0.046]).

Conclusion: Self-control and bedtime procrastination mediate the association between boredom proneness and phubbing among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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