Metacognitive-affective pathways linking intolerance of uncertainty with problematic smartphone use in emerging adults.

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Τίτλος: Metacognitive-affective pathways linking intolerance of uncertainty with problematic smartphone use in emerging adults.
Συγγραφείς: Zhang MX; Department of Medical Humanities, School of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; State Experimental Base for Intelligent Society Governance (Education) at Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: zhangmengxuan@seu.edu.cn., Wu YQ; Department of Medical Humanities, School of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; State Experimental Base for Intelligent Society Governance (Education) at Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China., Wu AMS; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China; Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, China. Electronic address: anisewu@um.edu.mo.
Πηγή: Addictive behaviors [Addict Behav] 2026 Jan; Vol. 172, pp. 108479. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 05.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7603486 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6327 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03064603 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Addict Behav Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Oxford : Elsevier Science
Original Publication: Oxford, Elmsford, N. Y., Pergamon Press.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Adaptation, Physiological*/physiology , Metacognition*/physiology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/diagnosis , Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology , Uncertainty* , Smartphone*, Affect/physiology ; Anxiety/etiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Adult
Περίληψη: Emerging adulthood, a transition period in life, is highly intertwined with uncertainty and is thus potentially associated with increased vulnerability to maladaptive coping and problematic behaviors, including problematic smartphone use (PSU). The current study was designed to test not only the associations of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) with PSU tendencies but also the underlying (meta)cognitive and affective mechanisms. A sample of 566 participants who were 18-25 years old (Mage = 20.92, SDage = 1.72; 65.3 % female) was collected. All participants completed an anonymous online questionnaire. The current results indicated a statistically significant positive association between IU and PSU tendencies. Path model further highlighted sequential mediating roles played by two components of metacognitive beliefs (i.e., negative beliefs about worry and cognitive confidence) and anxiety symptoms, underlying the IU-PSU link. Future interventions for PSU tendencies in emerging adults should consider metacognitive therapy, specifically targeting the two identified metacognitive risk factors, especially for those with IU and affective problems.
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Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Emerging adults; Intolerance of uncertainty; Metacognitive mechanisms; Problematic smartphone use
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250910 Date Completed: 20251214 Latest Revision: 20251214
Update Code: 20260130
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108479
PMID: 40929931
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE