The reciprocal relationships between meaning in life and smartphone addiction among Chinese college students: evidence from a three-wave cross-lagged panel model

• Main Authors: Hao Zhao (Author), Tianjiao Song (Author), Shameem Rafik-Galea (Author), Jihe Dong (Author), Mimi Fitriana (Author), Yanhong Ji (Author), Jianling Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPrevious cross-sectional studies have shown that meaning in life (MIL) is closely associated with college students' smartphone addiction (SA), but the causal relationship between MIL and college students' SA is uncertain. Therefore, conducting a longitudinal study to explore thei...