The Effect of Avoidant Attachment on College Students’ Mobile Phone Dependence: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty

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Avoidant attachment positively predicts mobile phone dependence among college students, and this relationship is partially mediated by intolerance of uncertainty. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jie Yang (121778)

doi:10.35534/pc.0805108

January 1, 2026Psychology of ChinaOpen Access

The Effect of Avoidant Attachment on College Students’ Mobile Phone Dependence: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty

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This research aims to investigate the mechanisms through which avoidant attachment affects mobile phone dependence among college students, emphasizing the role of intolerance of uncertainty.
A theoretical model was constructed based on attachment theory, compensatory internet use theory, and uncertainty management theory.
Data was collected through questionnaires using the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendencies Scale (MPATS), Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR), and the 12-item Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12) from 228 college students.
Statistical analysis was performed to assess the relationships between avoidant attachment, intolerance of uncertainty, and mobile phone dependence.
Avoidant attachment significantly positively predicts mobile phone dependence.
Intolerance of uncertainty plays a partial mediating role between avoidant attachment and mobile phone dependence.

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Shows mediating effects of intolerance of uncertainty on mobile phone dependence in college students, indicating important implications for intervention strategies.

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