Developing a Causal Model of Problematic Mobile Phone Use Based on Self-Discipline and Academic Procrastination with the Mediation of Readiness for Boredom

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kosar University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran

2 Master of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Golestan, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The problematic use of mobile phones has also created problems in the social sphere. The purpose of this research was to develop a causal model of problematic mobile phone use based on self-regulation and academic procrastination with the mediation of readiness for boredom.
Method: In terms of practical purpose, the research was in the field of descriptive-correlation designs and the analysis method was structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all undergraduate female students of Kosar Bojnord University, numbering 2200 in the academic year 2021-2022, and the sample size was 327 people based on the minimum number of subjects required for the obvious variables in the model. In this research, Gennaro's (2007) harmful use of mobile phone questionnaire, Bouffard's academic self-regulation questionnaire (1998), Roth Bloom's academic procrastination questionnaire (2013) and Falman et al.'s (2013) readiness questionnaire were used to collect information. Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling method and using SPSS and Amos software.
Findings: The findings showed that the harmful use of mobile phones has a positive and significant effect on the readiness for boredom (P<0.05). Harmful use of mobile phones has no significant effect on academic self-regulation and procrastination (P<0.05). Preparation for boredom has a positive and significant effect on procrastination and a negative and significant effect on self-discipline (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the obtained indices and coefficients, it can be concluded that the proposed model is suitable for predicting the problematic use of mobile phones and the data have a good fit with the research model.

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Biquarterly Journal of Cognitive Strategies in Learning
Volume 11, Issue 20
Spring & Summer 2023
July 2023
Pages 233-253

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