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September 16, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Examining the multiple mediation effects of creative personality and self-esteem on the relationship between exercise and smartphone dependence in adolescents

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JHJoo Ha HwangIKInwoo Kim

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This analysis reveals how exercise reduces smartphone dependence in adolescents, suggesting creative personality and self-esteem act as mediators.

Key Points

  • Greater exercise participation was associated with lower smartphone dependence, showcasing an important relationship.
  • Self-esteem directly mediated the link between exercise and smartphone dependence, highlighting its significance in this context.
  • Creative personality influenced smartphone dependence indirectly through self-esteem, indicating psychological interplay.
  • The study utilized data from 2,288 middle school students, adding breadth to the findings around adolescent behavior.

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Hwang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d421aa713b0b5dfea6a985https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1634387
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