The relationship between behavioral brain systems and smartphone addiction in students: the mediating role of attachment style
Subject Areas : PsychologyYeganeh Mohammadi Tahroodi 1 , Mojtaba Rajab pour 2
1 - Department of Clinical Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
2 - Department of Clinical Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
Keywords: behavioral brain systems, attachment style, smartphone addiction, student,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between behavioral brain systems and smartphone addiction in students with the mediating role of attachment style. The research method of the present study was descriptive correlational (structural equation type). The statistical population of the study included all students of Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch in 1403. The available sampling method was used and a sample of 344 people was selected based on the Morgan table. The tools used in this study included the Carver and White Brain/Behavioral Systems Scale (BIS, BAS), Zhao Mobile Phone Addiction Questionnaire, and Collins and Reed Attachment Style Questionnaire (RAAS), which were completed by the participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 and AMOS version 25 software using normality tests, Pearson correlation, and structural equations. The findings showed that the behavioral inhibition system was positively related to smartphone addiction and the behavioral activation system was negatively related to smartphone addiction. Also, the attachment styles of Closeness and Anxiety were negatively and positively related to smartphone addiction, respectively. The structural model of the study confirmed that attachment styles act as mediators in the relationship between behavioral brain systems and smartphone addiction. The results of this study indicate that behavioral brain systems and attachment styles play an important role in smartphone addiction. These findings can help develop psychological interventions to reduce smartphone addiction and improve the mental health of students.
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