Table 2.
Testing the pathways of the multiple mediation model
| Path | Point estimate |
95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||
| a. Total effects model | |||
| Parental phubbing → PIU | 0.43*** | 0.30 | 0.57 |
| b. Multiple mediation model | |||
| Direct effects | |||
| Parental phubbing → PIU | 0.32*** | 0.18 | 0.46 |
| Parental phubbing → Parent–child relationship | − 0.23*** | − 0.30 | − 0.15 |
| Parent–child relationship → PIU | − 0.22*** | − 0.38 | − 0.06 |
| Parental phubbing → BPNS | − 0.23*** | − 0.36 | − 0.11 |
| BPNS → PIU | − 0.20*** | − 0.30 | − 0.11 |
| Parent–child relationship → BPNS | 0.43*** | − 0.29 | − 0.58 |
| Indirect effects | |||
| Parental phubbing → Parent–child relationship → PIU | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.10 |
| Parental phubbing → BPNS→ PIU | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.10 |
| Parental phubbing → Parent–child relationship → BPNS →PIU | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
Note N = 495; ***p <.001; CI: Confidence Interval; PIU: Problematic Internet Use; BPNS: Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction