Table 2.

Testing the Pathways of the Multiple Mediation Model

Effect	b	SE	95% CI (Lower-Upper)
Direct effects
Loneliness → boredom proneness	0.53***	0.03	0.48	0.59
Loneliness → self-control	−0.28***	0.03	−0.34	−0.21
Boredom proneness → self-control	−0.26***	0.03	−0.32	−0.20
Loneliness → mobile phone addiction	0.06	0.05	−0.01	0.12
Boredom proneness → mobile phone addiction	0.24***	0.03	0.17	0.30
Self-control → mobile phone addiction	−0.34***	0.03	−0.40	−0.28
Indirect effects
Loneliness → boredom proneness → mobile phone addiction	0.13	0.02	0.09	0.17
Loneliness → self-control → mobile phone addiction	0.09	0.02	0.07	0.13
Loneliness → boredom proneness → self-control → mobile phone addiction	0.05	0.01	0.03	0.07

Note: ***p<0.001.