The Impact of Personality Stability on Smartphone Addiction Among College Students

¹ Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, City University Malaysia, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Sichuan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan Province, China,

² Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, City University Malaysia, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia,

³ Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, City University Malaysia, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; School of Information Engineering, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan Province, China,

IEF 2024 , 2(4), 39–44; https://doi.org/10.26689/ief.v2i4.7057

© 2024 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

The rapid progress of information technology has led to a steady rise in the diversity and ubiquity of smartphones. College students are increasingly using cell phones to access social media, as they are no longer under parental control. Therefore, the harmful effects of excessive smartphone usage are becoming increasingly noticeable, resulting in the regular emergence of various psychological problems. It is crucial to analyze the relationship between the personality traits of college students and their smartphone addiction in this specific situation. A total of 375 sets of valid survey questionnaires were obtained from college students in Mianyang City, China. The data was analyzed using SmartPLS 4.1 software. Research findings indicate that college students with a stable personality are less prone to developing smartphone addiction.

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