RT Journal Article
T1 An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
A1 Muñoz Carril, Pablo César
A1 Mosquera Bargiela, Inés
A1 Estévez Blanco, Iris
A1 Platas Ferreiro, María Lidia
K1 Phubbing
K1 Nomophobia
K1 Problematic Internet use
K1 Online activity frequency
K1 Smartphone
K1 University
K1 Students
K1 Structural model
K1 PLS-SEM
AB Digital behaviour in higher education must be approached not only as a psychological phenomenon but also as a pedagogical issue with direct implications for academic wellbeing and learning processes. The present study evaluates an integrated model that links frequency of online activity, problematic Internet use, nomophobia, and phubbing among university students. A quantitative-transversal methodology was applied. A structural equation model was specified using partial least squares (PLS-SEM) in order to analyse the combined direct and indirect effects between the constructs studied. The sample comprised 1922 Spanish university students. The instrument was made up of four scales designed to assess the frequency and type of Internet use, problematic Internet use, nomophobia, and phubbing. The results support the four hypotheses established via the model to explain the relationships between the variables. The explanatory power of the model around the construct of phubbing stood out, and nomophobia was determined to have a partial mediating role between problematic Internet use and phubbing. Guidance is discussed for the design of interventions to address the issues these phenomena cause.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
YR 2026
FD 2026-03-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46286
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46286
LA eng
NO Muñoz-Carril, P.-C., Bargiela, I. M., Estévez, I., & Platas-Ferreiro, M.-L. (2026). An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students. Education Sciences, 16(3), 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16030404
NO This research was funded by the Lugo City Council under the project “II Estudio Epidemiológico sobre Adicciones sin Sustancia (Uso y Abuso de las TIC) y Consumos de Sustancias Psicoactivas en la Población Universitaria del Campus de Lugo”, carried out within the municipal “+porTI” programme and supported by a grant awarded by the Spanish Government Delegation for the National Plan on Drugs (Ref. 2025-CP022).
DS Minerva
RD 23 may 2026