Excessive use of technology has become a worldwide problem due to its high prevalence, fast growth rate, and undesirable consequences. However, little is known about underlying psychological mechanisms that maintain excessive use of technology. We investigated the mediating role of self-esteem, novelty seeking, and persistence on the relationship between attachment dimensions and technology addiction among young adults. Data were collected from 727 young adults (females, N = 478; 66.3 percent), aged 23.44 ± 3.02 years. Participants completed self-report measures of secure and insecure attachment dimensions, personality, and temperament characteristics (i.e., self-esteem, novelty seeking, and persistence), technology addiction and frequency of technology use (i.e., own technology use, perceived use by peers and parents). The mediation model was tested through a path analysis. The effects of attachment insecurity on technology addiction were partially mediated by the levels of persistence and self-esteem, whereas the effects of attachment security on technology addiction were fully mediated. The effects remained robust even after controlling for the frequency of technology use. The model was gender and age invariant, suggesting that the mediation worked in a similar way for both men and women and across ages. Findings suggest that attachment dimensions exert not only a direct but also an indirect effect on technology addiction through self-esteem and persistence. Such findings may help to develop psychosocial interventions that are sensitive to young adults' attachment, personality, and temperament characteristics.

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依恋、气质和自尊对技术成瘾的影响：年轻人的中介模型。

过度使用技术由于其普及率高、增长速度快和不良后果已成为一个世界性的问题。然而，人们对维持过度使用技术的潜在心理机制知之甚少。我们调查了自尊、新奇寻求和坚持对年轻人依恋维度和技术成瘾之间关系的中介作用。数据来自 727 名年轻人（女性，N = 478；66.3%），年龄为 23.44 ± 3.02 岁。参与者完成了安全和不安全依恋维度、性格和气质特征（即自尊、寻求新奇和坚持）、技术成瘾和技术使用频率（即自己的技术使用、同伴感知使用）的自我报告测量和父母）。通过路径分析对中介模型进行了检验。依恋不安全对技术成瘾的影响部分由坚持和自尊水平介导，而依恋安全对技术成瘾的影响则完全介导。即使在控制了技术使用频率之后，效果仍然很强劲。该模型是性别和年龄不变的，这表明调解对男性和女性以及不同年龄的人都以相似的方式起作用。研究结果表明，依恋维度不仅通过自尊和坚持对技术成瘾产生直接影响，而且还产生间接影响。这些发现可能有助于开发对年轻人的依恋、个性和气质特征敏感的社会心理干预措施。依恋不安全对技术成瘾的影响部分由坚持和自尊水平介导，而依恋安全对技术成瘾的影响则完全介导。即使在控制了技术使用频率之后，效果仍然很强劲。该模型是性别和年龄不变的，这表明调解对男性和女性以及不同年龄的人都以相似的方式起作用。研究结果表明，依恋维度不仅通过自尊和坚持对技术成瘾产生直接影响，而且还产生间接影响。这些发现可能有助于开发对年轻人的依恋、个性和气质特征敏感的社会心理干预措施。依恋不安全对技术成瘾的影响部分由坚持和自尊水平介导，而依恋安全对技术成瘾的影响则完全介导。即使在控制了技术使用频率之后，效果仍然很强劲。该模型是性别和年龄不变的，这表明调解对男性和女性以及不同年龄的人都以相似的方式起作用。研究结果表明，依恋维度不仅通过自尊和坚持对技术成瘾产生直接影响，而且还产生间接影响。这些发现可能有助于开发对年轻人的依恋、个性和气质特征敏感的社会心理干预措施。