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May 16, 2026Journal of Business Convergence

The Effects of Smartphone Usage Time on Self-Esteem among College Students: Mediating Roles of Empathy and Self-Control

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HKHwayoung KimMLmijin Lee

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Randomized trial examines smartphone usage impact on self-esteem in college students, suggesting self-control interventions.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate the impact of smartphone usage time on self-esteem among college students, focusing on the mediating roles of empathy and self-control.
  • Data collected from students enrolled in an addiction studies course at J University.
  • Analysis conducted using SPSS and PROCESS macro, incorporating descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis.
  • Period of data collection spanned from March 4 to March 17, 2025.
  • Smartphone usage time negatively impacts empathy (B=-.34, p<.01) and self-control (B=-.67, p<.01).
  • Empathy shows a positive correlation with self-esteem (r=.29, p<.01) but has no significant effect (B=.04, p=.61).
  • Self-control positively influences self-esteem (B=.20, p<.01) and demonstrates significant mediating effects (effect=-.13, 95% CI=[-.21, -.07]).

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080b4ea487c87a6a40d91fhttps://doi.org/10.31152/jb.2026.04.11.2.207
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