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Smartphone Addiction and Nursing Students' Learning Engagement: Insomnia and Self-Control Mediation
Cong Guo1, Chunlin Zhang1, Cuizhu Zhou1
1School of Nursing, Bengbu Medical University, Anhui, China.
The Journal of Nursing Education
|March 2, 2026
Summary
Smartphone addiction negatively impacts nursing students' learning engagement. Insomnia and self-control mediate this relationship, suggesting interventions to improve educational outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Psychology
- Digital Health
Background:
- Nursing education faces challenges with student learning engagement.
- Smartphone addiction is a potential factor affecting engagement through psychological pathways.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the mediating mechanisms of smartphone addiction on nursing students' learning engagement.
- To investigate the roles of insomnia and self-control in this relationship.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of undergraduate nursing students.
- Utilized Smartphone Addiction Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students, Athens Insomnia Scale, and State Self-Control Capacity Scale.
- Analyzed data using partial least squares structural equation modeling.
Main Results:
- Smartphone addiction showed a significant negative correlation with learning engagement (r = -0.428, p < .001).
- Insomnia (β = -0.145) and self-control (β = 0.232) independently mediated this relationship.
- A significant chain mediation effect was observed (β = -0.03, p < .001).
Conclusions:
- The chain mediation of insomnia and self-control elucidates how smartphone addiction hinders nursing student learning engagement.
- Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to boost engagement and enhance nursing education quality.
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