청소년의 부정적 친구관계와 사회적 위축 간의 관계에서 스마트폰 의존과 사이버비행의 이중매개효과

초록

This study examined how smartphone dependence and cyber delinquency mediate the relationship between negative peer relationships and adolescent social withdrawal. Data from the second wave of the 2018 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (N = 2,344) were analyzed using PROCESS Model 4, controlling for gender, academic satisfaction, monthly household income, and offline delinquency. The results indicated that negative peer relationships significantly increased social withdrawal through smartphone dependence. Adolescents experiencing exclusion or conflict were more likely to rely excessively on smartphones, with this dependence functioning as an avoidant coping mechanism that reinforced social withdrawal. However, the mediating effect of cyber delinquency was not significant. These findings suggest that smartphone dependence is a critical pathway among digital behaviors associated with adolescents’ social withdrawal. This highlights the need to consider the psychological functions and peer relational context of smartphone use in counseling and educational interventions aimed at preventing adolescents’ social withdrawal.

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