RT Generic
T1 Dataset_CT_Stress_PSU_Engagement
A1 Arrivillaga, Christiane
A1 Rey-Peña, Lourdes
A1 Extremera-Pacheco, Natalio
K1 Adolescentes - Psicología
K1 Adolescentes - Trastornos de la conducta
K1 Pensamiento crítico
K1 Rendimiento académico
K1 Tecnología - Aspectos sociológicos
AB Because problematic smartphone use (PSU) is rising among adolescents, it is vital to analyze the potential causes and psychosocial consequences affecting this target population. Current theoretical frameworks suggest that specific personal core characteristics might predispose individuals to experience increases in this problematic behavior over time. Additionally, PSU has been conceptualized as a maladaptive coping mechanism to manage negative emotions. The present study aimed at analyzing a personal resource, critical thinking disposition, and a potential negative consequence, reduced academic engagement, and the underlying role of perceived stress and PSU in this association among Spanish adolescents. The sample consisted of 688 adolescents (54% females, 46% males) aged 12 to 18 years from Southern Spain. Participants completed self-report questionnaires to assess critical thinking disposition (VIA-Youth), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale), PSU (Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short Version), and academic engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Students). We analyzed a serial mediation model using PROCESS (SPSS), in which critical thinking disposition was the independent variable, perceived stress and PSU were the first and second mediators, respectively, and academic engagement was the outcome variable. Our results indicated that lower critical thinking disposition was linked to increased perceived stress, which was associated with higher PSU, resulting in decreased academic engagement. These findings provide empirical support for the pathways model of PSU, the maladaptive coping theories, and the I-PACE model of behavioral addictions. Furthermore, we discuss our results highlighting the important implication of training adolescents to think critically regarding their smartphone usage to reduce their stress levels, to avoid using smartphones as a coping strategy, and hence, to improve their student's attitudes toward school.
PB Universidad de Málaga
YR 2024
FD 2024-02-22
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30604
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30604
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga (PPIT.UMA.A2.2019)Grupo PAIDI Applied Positive Lab CTS-1048 (Junta de Andalucía)Proyecto I+D+i del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación de España (PID2020-117006RB-I00)Fondos FEDER/Junta de Andalucía (UMA 18-FEDERJA-147)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026