There is fear that adolescents have limited control over their digital technology use. The current research examines longitudinal (Study 1) and daily (Study 2) associations between U.S. adolescents' self-control and digital technological impairment and use. Using a large sample (N = 2,104; Wave 1: Mage = 12.36, 52% female, 57% economically disadvantaged, 48% racial minority), Study 1 tested how changes in adolescents' self-control and perceived technological impairment co-occur across time (between-person associations) and if self-control and perceived impairment are prospectively and bidirectionally associated with each other (within-person associations). There was evidence of between-person associations, in that poorer self-control and perceived technological impairment both increase over adolescence, and these increases are positively associated with each other. However, there was no evidence of prospective within-person associations. Using a subsample from Study 1 (N = 388), Study 2 found support for a between-person association for self-control and using digital technology for entertainment, in which adolescents who reported poorer self-control relative to their peers also engaged in greater digital technology use for entertainment. There was no robust support for within-person associations. These findings suggest that adolescents with poorer self-control may have established tendencies to experience greater technological impairment and use more digital technology for entertainment, but the lack of within-person associations indicate caution is needed for a cause-and-effect relation. Adolescents with existing poorer self-control may be more vulnerable to problematic digital technology use in a developmental period where digital technology is particularly rewarding, and intervention and prevention efforts should be geared toward these adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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青少年自我控制与数字技术使用之间的纵向和日常关联。


人们担心青少年对其数字技术的使用控制有限。目前的研究考察了美国青少年的自我控制与数字技术障碍和使用之间的纵向（研究 1）和日常（研究 2）关联。研究 1 使用大样本（N = 2,104；第一波：法师 = 12.36，52% 女性，57% 经济弱势群体，48% 少数族裔）测试了青少年自我控制力和感知技术障碍的变化如何同时发生。时间（人与人之间的关联）以及自我控制和感知障碍是否相互前瞻性和双向关联（人内关联）。有证据表明，人与人之间存在关联，在青春期，较差的自我控制力和感知到的技术障碍都会增加，而且这些增加彼此呈正相关。然而，没有证据表明存在潜在的人内关联。使用研究 1 的子样本（N = 388），研究 2 发现了人与人之间关于自我控制和使用数字技术进行娱乐的关联的支持，其中与同龄人相比，自我控制能力较差的青少年也参与了更多的活动。数字技术用于娱乐。内部协会没有得到强有力的支持。这些发现表明，自控力较差的青少年可能倾向于经历更大的技术障碍并使用更多的数字技术进行娱乐，但缺乏人与人之间的关联表明需要谨慎对待因果关系。 自我控制能力较差的青少年在数字技术特别有利的发展时期可能更容易受到数字技术使用问题的影响，干预和预防工作应针对这些青少年。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。