J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2016 May;55(2):97-102. 10.4306/jknpa.2016.55.2.97.

The Effect of Behavior Inhibition System on Smart-Phone Addiction : The Mediation Roll of Depression

• Jung DJ
• Cho H
• Park JW
• Kwak MJ
• Kim DJ

• KMID: 2164999
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/jknpa.2016.55.2.97

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was conducted to examine the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between behavior inhibition system (BIS) and smart-phone addiction (SA) in Korea.
METHODS
An online survey was conducted including 5003 adult participants. Except for people without a smartphone, participants consisted of 2573 men and 2281 women, including a 20s group, 1611, 30s group, 2133, and 40s group, 1110. For evaluation of psychiatric symptoms and personal characteristics, participants were asked to complete self-reports, including BIS scale, depression scale of SCL-90-R (Dep), and SA scale.
RESULTS
The BIS predicted both variance of depression and SA (BIS→Dep : β=0.374, p<0.001 ; BIS→SA : β=0.268, p<0.001), and depression predicted SA (β=0.386, p<0.001). The result of hierarchial regression analysis showed that depression mediated the relationship between behavior inhibition system and SA. Thus the effects between behavior inhibition system and smartphone decreased (β=0.268→0.144).
CONCLUSION
Depression mediates the influence of behavior inhibition system on SA. This result indicates that biological traits and negative emotions, such as depression, have an important influence on behavioral addiction.

Keyword

Behavior inhibition system; Smart-phone addiction; Depression

MeSH Terms

Adult
Depression*
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Negotiating*
Smartphone

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