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September 5, 2025ChildrenOpen Access

The Mediating Role of Family Communication in the Relationship Between Academic Achievement Pressure and Problematic Smartphone Use Among Korean Early Adolescents

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HYHwa-Mi Yang

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis finds family communication mediates academic pressure effects on smartphone use in adolescents, highlighting intervention importance.

Key Points

  • Higher perceived parental academic pressure significantly increased the odds of problematic smartphone use.
  • Better family communication was associated with lower odds of becoming problematic smartphone users.
  • Family communication partially mediated the relationship between academic pressure and smartphone addiction.
  • 16.2% of adolescents were classified as potential or high-risk smartphone users, indicating a growing concern.

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Hwa-Mi Yang (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c238d2b210217d64779802https://doi.org/10.3390/children12091141
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