An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students

Digital behaviour in higher education must be approached not only as a psychological phenomenon but also as a pedagogical issue with direct implications for academic wellbeing and learning processes. The present study evaluates an integrated model that links frequency of online activity, problematic...

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Autores: Muñoz Carril, Pablo César, Mosquera Bargiela, Inés, Estévez Blanco, Iris, Platas Ferreiro, María Lidia
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Phubbing
Nomophobia
Problematic Internet use
Online activity frequency
Smartphone
University
Students
Structural model
PLS-SEM
58 Pedagogía
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spelling An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University StudentsMuñoz Carril, Pablo CésarMosquera Bargiela, InésEstévez Blanco, IrisPlatas Ferreiro, María LidiaPhubbingNomophobiaProblematic Internet useOnline activity frequencySmartphoneUniversityStudentsStructural modelPLS-SEM58 PedagogíaDigital behaviour in higher education must be approached not only as a psychological phenomenon but also as a pedagogical issue with direct implications for academic wellbeing and learning processes. The present study evaluates an integrated model that links frequency of online activity, problematic Internet use, nomophobia, and phubbing among university students. A quantitative-transversal methodology was applied. A structural equation model was specified using partial least squares (PLS-SEM) in order to analyse the combined direct and indirect effects between the constructs studied. The sample comprised 1922 Spanish university students. The instrument was made up of four scales designed to assess the frequency and type of Internet use, problematic Internet use, nomophobia, and phubbing. The results support the four hypotheses established via the model to explain the relationships between the variables. The explanatory power of the model around the construct of phubbing stood out, and nomophobia was determined to have a partial mediating role between problematic Internet use and phubbing. Guidance is discussed for the design of interventions to address the issues these phenomena cause.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Pedagoxía e DidácticaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Didácticas Aplicadas20262026-03-0620262026-03-06journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/46286reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/462862026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
title An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
spellingShingle An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
Muñoz Carril, Pablo César
Phubbing
Nomophobia
Problematic Internet use
Online activity frequency
Smartphone
University
Students
Structural model
PLS-SEM
58 Pedagogía
title_short An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
title_full An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
title_fullStr An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
title_full_unstemmed An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
title_sort An Integrative Model of Online Activity Frequency, Problematic Internet Use, Nomophobia and Phubbing Among University Students
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Muñoz Carril, Pablo César
Mosquera Bargiela, Inés
Estévez Blanco, Iris
Platas Ferreiro, María Lidia
author Muñoz Carril, Pablo César
author_facet Muñoz Carril, Pablo César
Mosquera Bargiela, Inés
Estévez Blanco, Iris
Platas Ferreiro, María Lidia
author_role author
author2 Mosquera Bargiela, Inés
Estévez Blanco, Iris
Platas Ferreiro, María Lidia
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author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Pedagoxía e Didáctica
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Didácticas Aplicadas
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Phubbing
Nomophobia
Problematic Internet use
Online activity frequency
Smartphone
University
Students
Structural model
PLS-SEM
58 Pedagogía
topic Phubbing
Nomophobia
Problematic Internet use
Online activity frequency
Smartphone
University
Students
Structural model
PLS-SEM
58 Pedagogía
description Digital behaviour in higher education must be approached not only as a psychological phenomenon but also as a pedagogical issue with direct implications for academic wellbeing and learning processes. The present study evaluates an integrated model that links frequency of online activity, problematic Internet use, nomophobia, and phubbing among university students. A quantitative-transversal methodology was applied. A structural equation model was specified using partial least squares (PLS-SEM) in order to analyse the combined direct and indirect effects between the constructs studied. The sample comprised 1922 Spanish university students. The instrument was made up of four scales designed to assess the frequency and type of Internet use, problematic Internet use, nomophobia, and phubbing. The results support the four hypotheses established via the model to explain the relationships between the variables. The explanatory power of the model around the construct of phubbing stood out, and nomophobia was determined to have a partial mediating role between problematic Internet use and phubbing. Guidance is discussed for the design of interventions to address the issues these phenomena cause.
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