The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of interpersonal problems(dependent, independent) in the relationship among adult attachment (anxiety, avoidant), smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness. For this purpo...
The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of interpersonal problems(dependent, independent) in the relationship among adult attachment (anxiety, avoidant), smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness. For this purpose we measured the Experiences in Close Relationships Revised(ECR-R), the Short Form of the Korean Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Circumplex scales(KIIP-SC), the Smart Phone Addiction Proneness Scales and the SNS addiction proneness Scale to a sample of 376 university students in Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas.
The result of this study are summarized as follows.
First, adult attachment(anxiety, avoidant) affected interpersonal problems (dependent, independent), smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness.
Second, interpersonal problems(dependent, independent) affected smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness.
Third, interpersonal problems(dependent, independent) partially mediated the influence of adult attachment(anxiety, avoidant) on smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness.
The hypothesis of this study was anxiety attachment could influence smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness, which is mediated by dependent and independent interpersonal problems. Besides the avoidant attachment could affect smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness, which is mediated by independent interpersonal problems. But in this study, both type of attachment can influence addiction through the intermediation of independent and dependent interpersonal problems.
Based on the results, this study suggests that the effect and process of adult attachment on interpersonal problems, smart phone addiction proneness and SNS addiction proneness, and discusses about the limitations.