Table 2.

Mediation analysis.

Outcome variables	Independent variables	β	SE	t	P -value
PSU	Constant	17.377***	5.337	3.256	=0.001
	Age	−0.189	0.245	−0.772	0.44
	Gendera	−0.301	0.658	−0.458	0.647
	Academic burnout	0.309***	0.029	10.836	<0.001
Anxiety	Constant	−2.754***	4.292	−0.642	0.521
	Age	0.117	0.197	0.593	0.554
	Gendera	−1.607**	0.529	−3.036	<0.01
	Academic burnout	0.233***	0.023	10.14	<0.001
PSU	Constant	17.712***	5.317	3.331	=0.001
	Age	−0.203	0.244	−0.833	0.405
	Gendera	−0.106*	0.66	−0.161	0.872
	Anxiety	0.121**	0.045	2.676	<0.01
	Academic burnout	0.281***	0.03	9.266	<0.001

N = 748,

^* p < 0.05,

^** p < 0.01,

^*** p < 0.001.

PSU, Problematic smartphone use;

^amale = 1, female = 2.