Smartphone Addiction and Social Self-Efficacy Predicting Interpersonal Competency Among Young Adults

Abstract

The aim of the study was to explore the relationships between smart phone addiction, social self-efficacy and interpersonal competence among young adults. A sample consisted of young adults 200 male and female enrolled in universities located at Lahore, with the age range of 18-28 years old (M = 25.34, SD = 2.12). A data was collected by non-probability purposive sampling techniques. Three measuring included: Smartphone Addiction Scale, Social Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and Brief Form of Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire were utilized. Findings of the study suggested that smart phone addiction is a negative relationship between interpersonal competence, while social self-efficacy is a positive correlate with interpersonal competence among adults. Smartphone addiction was a negative predictor of interpersonal competence while social self-efficacy was a positively predict the interpersonal competency in adults. Moreover, the outcome also revealed that social self-efficacy significantly mediates the effect on the smartphone addiction and interpersonal competence. In conclusion, study indicating an excessive use of phone may impair individual capacity to manage and participate in social situation successfully. It suggests that the future studies could involve people from different economic classes and acknowledges the need for further investigation into this recent topic.