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July 10, 2026Behaviour and Information Technology

Disordered phone use and loneliness in adolescence: the mediating roles of technoference, social comparison, and self-esteem

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PHPaul HunhoffCYChia‐chen YangJKJoseph Kim

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Overview

Randomized trial examines loneliness in adolescents, highlighting impacts of phone use and self-perception.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how disordered phone use affects loneliness in adolescents and the mediating roles of technoference, social comparison, and self-esteem.
  • Examined a sample of 2,105 U.S. adolescents with an average age of 15.39 years.
  • Utilized structural equation modeling to analyze relationships between disordered phone use, mediators, and loneliness.
  • Measured variables including disordered phone use, technoference, social comparison, self-esteem, and loneliness.
  • Disordered phone use was positively associated with technoference (β = .03) and social comparison (β = .09).
  • Disordered phone use negatively impacted self-esteem (β = .10).
  • Indirect associations with loneliness were significant through technoference, social comparison, and self-esteem, with a serial indirect path also supported (β = .02).

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Hunhoff et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508f236eeac72a437a17a0https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2026.2699281
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