Technostress and smartphone addiction mediated by smartphone distraction in college students

the development of academic activities through virtual spaces contributes to increasing the use of Smartphones in university students, arising the need to study the effects of their use. to evaluate the mediating effect of Smartphone distraction between technostress and Smartphone addiction in university students in Metropolitan Lima. Methods: A sample of 550 university students, aged between 18 and 35 years, was evaluated with the Smartphone Distraction Scale, the Technostress Scale for University Students and the Smartphone App-Based Addiction Scale. Regression analysis was conducted to assess the mediating role of smartphone distraction in the explanatory relationship between technostress and cell phone addiction. Results: a complete effect on the part of the mediator was identified, in addition, it is observed that there is an indirect effect of technostress on smartphone addiction. Discussion: smartphone distraction has an effect on cell phone addiction as long as distraction is present as a mediator.