ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The Different Relationships Between Mobile Phone Dependence and Adolescents' Scientific and Artistic Creativity: Self-Esteem and Creative Identity as Mediators
Qing Wang,
Hongfei Xiao,
Hao Yin,
Jiamin Wei,
Shuo Li,
Baoguo Shi,
Qing Wang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorHongfei Xiao
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorHao Yin
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorJiamin Wei
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorShuo Li
College of Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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Baoguo Shi
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Correspondence:
Baoguo Shi ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorQing Wang,
Hongfei Xiao,
Hao Yin,
Jiamin Wei,
Shuo Li,
Baoguo Shi,
Qing Wang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorHongfei Xiao
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorHao Yin
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorJiamin Wei
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorShuo Li
College of Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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Baoguo Shi
Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Correspondence:
Baoguo Shi ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 30 April 2025
Funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32471120, 32071080), the Beijing Social Science Foundation, Key Project of Social Science Plan of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (SZ202210028016).
ABSTRACT
Creativity is an essential skill that is at the heart of 21st-century education. Mobile phone use occupies considerable amounts of time in people's lives and may influence creativity. However, few studies have linked mobile phone dependence (MPD) to adolescents' domain-specific creativity (science and art). This study investigated the relationship between MPD and the scientific and artistic creativity of 2922 adolescents (10–15 years old) by using the Test of Mobile Phone Dependence, the Middle School Students' Everyday Creativity Questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Short Scale of Creative Self, all self-reported measures. Specifically, linear regression analysis and segmented regression analysis were conducted to explore the relationships between MPD and scientific and artistic creativity. The study also investigated the mediating effect of self-esteem and the chain mediating effect of self-esteem and creative identity in these relationships. The results revealed potential breakpoint values in the relationship between MPD and both scientific and artistic creativity. Specifically, MPD was negatively associated with scientific creativity when MPD scores were below the breakpoint (mean < 0.52) and with artistic creativity when scores were below its respective breakpoint (mean < 0.54). In contrast, above these breakpoints (mean > 0.52 and > 0.54, respectively), MPD was unrelated to scientific creativity but positively associated with artistic creativity. In addition, MPD predicted scientific creativity via self-esteem and the chain mediation of self-esteem and creative identity. Similar mediations were found for artistic creativity in the below-breakpoint MPD group. Above-breakpoint MPD predicted artistic creativity via the chain mediation of self-esteem and creative identity. These findings suggest that educators should raise awareness and discriminately intervene in the effects of smartphone dependence on domain creativity.
Conflicts of Interest
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