The Relationship Of Mobile Phone Dependence And Boredom In College Students: Mediating Role Of Negative Coping Style

With the rapid development of modern society, science and technology, the mobile phone has become a multifunctional mobile multimedia terminals from a mere communication tool, and more features are being developed. Bring convenience to people’s lives and fun. Smartphone has almost become a modern tool essential to life. At the same time the smartphone also had a negative impact for the people that depend on the phone problems. With the use of mobile phones in the younger group, For college students, the phone is important to their lives. Related studies have shown that the college students use mobile phones in excess, which will cause mobile phone dependence.That affect the learning efficiency, and will have adverse effects on health. Therefore, the study relies on mobile phones is very necessary.Mobile phone dependence are addictive behaviors.The current research regarding addictive behaviors are mostly Internet addiction, a separate study is less dependent on the phone for. And foreign scholars have demonstrated boredom was significantly associated with the phone dependence.But there are a less research dependent on the mobile phone dependence of boredom. This study investigated the boredom effects on phone dependent behavior proneness questionnaire,and the mediating role of negative coping styleIn this study,mobile phone dependence index compiled by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Liang Yongchi,the college students trait boredom questionnaire compiled by Huang Shihua,and the coping style questionnaire compiled by Shaw were used. Total of 438 colleges in Shaanxi province college students investigation took part in this study. The results turn out:(1)The rate of mobile phone dependence is 58%.(2)Students of different gender show differences in the phone-dependent behavior.(3)Girls on the boring tension scale is significantly higher than boys; science students is significantly higher than engineering college students on the self-control scale;graduate is significantly higher than the sophomore on creativity scale, junior and senior students was significantly higher than junior on creativity scale.(4)Boys on problem-solving coping style factor scores are significantly higher than girls, girls on the help and fantasy factor scores are significantly higher than boys, boys’ negative coping style is significantly higher than girls, Engineering Students on rationalization factor are significantly higher than the liberal arts and sciences.(5)College mobile phone dependence has a significant positive correlation with trait boredom tendency; mobile phone dependent has a significant positive correlation with passive coping style;trait boredom tendency has a significantly negatively correlated with positive coping style,has a significantly positively correlated with negative coping style;negative coping has a partially mediate role between the mobile phone dependence and the trait boredom.Based on these findings, the study concluded that:(1)The college population has mobile phone dependence, and with the development and progress of mobile technology, mobile phone dependent behavior increasingly serious.(2)Female students compared with male students, more performance out of the phone-dependent behavior. And girls easier can not control the mobile phone use of time, girls more likely to be affected due to excessive use of mobile phones work and learning efficiency. Although there is no significant difference in male college students and female students on the average trait boredom propensity score,but the girls in school life when face certain situations, due to lack the necessary skills,is easier feel nervous and embarrassed.And under stress, compared to female students, male students are much more inclined to take a negative coping style; girls in school life, easier way to take help and fantasy face stressful events, boys tend to solve the problem.(3)Different majors college showed differences in mobile phone dependence,trait boredom tendency and coping.Different grades students also showed differences in trait boredom.(4)Those students who experience boredom more,are more likely have mobile phone dependent behavior,and tend to use negative coping style.;those who experience boredom less, will tend to take an active coping.Those college students who tend to take an negative coping style are easy to have dependent behavior.(5)Negative coping style has partially mediate role in the tendency among college students bored and the phone dependence...