The Effect Of Mobile Phone Dependence On Inhibition Control Of College Students: The Function Of Ego Depletion And Positive Emotion

Mobile phone dependence is an indulgent state in which individuals have a negative impact on their physical,psychological and social functions due to uncontrolled behavior caused by improper use of mobile phones.With the rapid development of information technology,mobile phones as a handheld network tool have a great coverage in the masses,and the number of students in the mobile Internet population is the largest.Among them,the effects of college students on mobile phone dependence,causing physical discomfort,decreased performance and anxiety and irritability have become increasingly prominent.In previous studies on inhibition control and addictive behavior,it has been found that individual substance addiction(smoking,alcohol,etc.)or non-material addiction(gambling,networking,etc.)are closely related to inhibition control ability.There is also a correlation between college students' mobile phone dependence and suppression control,which has gradually attracted the attention of researchers.This study investigates the status quo and characteristics of college students' mobile phone dependence through questionnaire survey,and investigates the differences in inhibition control ability between mobile phone dependent high and low prone groups college students,as well as the impact of ego depletion and positive emotional compensation on college students' inhibition control ability.Study 1 grasps the mobile phone dependence of college students through the questionnaire survey of mobile phone dependence,and analyzes the distribution and characteristics of mobile phone dependence.Previous studies have found that ego depletion may lead to impulsive behavior and impaired cognitive function in individuals.Therefore,study 2 behavioral experiments were conducted by high and low prone groups of different mobile phone dependence trends selected by the mobile phone dependence scale.To explore the differences between different mobile phones relying on college students to inhibition control,and further explore the impact of ego depletion on suppression control.Ego depletion leads to the exhaustion of psychological resources.Positive emotional compensation may alleviate the ego depletion aftereffect and improve the ability to inhibition control.Study 3 is to explore whether the college students with high and low prone groups in mobile phone dependence to improve their inhibition control under the positive emotional compensation.The study obtained the following results:(1)Mobile phone dependence is a relatively common psychological behavior problem among college students.Among them,the female college students' mobile phone dependence tends to be significantly higher than that of male college students;college students' tendency to rely on mobile phones increases with the increase of grades;mobile phones rely on college students to use mobile phones with high frequency mainly in leisure and entertainment.(2)The mobile phone dependence on the high prone group college students to inhibition control ability is significantly lower than the low prone group in mobile phone dependence.(3)Under the ego depletion state,the mobile phone dependence on the high prone group to inhibition control ability is significantly lower than the low prone group in mobile phone dependence.(4)After positive emotional compensation in the state of ego depletion,there is no significant difference in the ability of the mobile phone dependence on the high and low prone groups.