The Relationship Between Interpersonal Relationship Quality and College Students’ Phubbing: The Mediating Role of Self- Control

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate the relationship between interpersonal relationship quality and phubbing among college students, focusing on self-control as a mediating factor.
• Conducted an online survey using convenience sampling.
• Surveyed 1001 college students with questionnaires.
• Analyzed relationships among interpersonal relationship quality, self-control, and phubbing behaviors.
• Interpersonal relationship quality negatively correlates with self-control.
• Self-control negatively correlates with phubbing behaviors.
• Interpersonal relationship quality positively correlates with phubbing behaviors.
• Self-control mediates the relationship between interpersonal relationship quality and phubbing.

Abstract