The relationship between college students mobile phone addiction and self-control and the regulation effect of academic performance

Abstract

Objective To investigate the situation of college students using cell phones, and explore the relationship between College Students' cell phones addiction and self - control and the regulation effect of academic performance. Methods Using the entity questionnaire survey and the online questionnaire survey to research the situation of the college students' intelligent cell phones use and self control and the regulation effect of academic performance. Results The smartphone was very popular among college students, with 84.9% of college students using smartphones in the two surveys, and the smartphone addiction was about 10.6%. Smartphone addicts of college students related with origin of student (t= 2.31, P=0.022), and had no correlation with gender (t=-0.46, P=0.647), and major (t= 1.77, P=0.079). Students' phone addiction and self-control were positively correlated (r=0.506, P<0.01). The academic record ranking was regulated by self-control and college smart-phone using. Conclusion Cell phones are widely used among college students. Self-control positively related with cell phones and cell phone addiction, and the academic record ranking regulates the strength of relationship between the cell phones using and self control. Key words: Smartphone; Phone addiction; Self-control; Academic record