Combinations of resting RSA and RSA reactivity in predicting
adolescents' mobile phone addiction
Abstract
The present study investigated whether the interaction of resting RSA
(respiratory sinus arrhythmia) and RSA reactivity was associated with
mobile phone addiction in adolescents. Physiological and psychological
data were collected from 165 Chinese adolescents (80 boys; Mage = 12.68,
Sage = 0.69). The results revealed that (1) resting RSA and RSA
reactivity were both significantly negatively correlated with
adolescents’ mobile phone addiction; and (2) resting RSA and RSA
reactivity interactively to predict adolescents’ mobile phone addiction.
Specifically, adolescents with higher resting RSA and higher RSA
reactivity showed the lowest level of mobile phone addiction. The
findings suggest the importance of considering the combined indices of
respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting adolescent problem behaviors.