Investigating the Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Association Between Mobile Phone Addiction and Level of Aggression Among Health-care Student

With an emphasis on the mediating role of emotional intelligence, the current study aimed to investigate the connection between health-care students' addiction to mobile phones and aggression. A sample of 200 students (ages ranged between 17 and 19 years) pursuing a health-care degree program from DIT University participated in the study. Standardized instruments, including the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, the Aggression Questionnaire, and the Emotional Intelligence Scale, were administered to assess the respective constructs. The data were collected after getting consent from each participant individually. Findings revealed a significant positive correlation between mobile phone addiction and aggression. Emotional intelligence was also found to be associated with both mobile phone addiction and aggression. Mediation analysis indicated that emotional intelligence partially mediated the relationship between mobile phone addiction and aggression. Specifically, higher levels of mobile phone addiction were linked to lower emotional intelligence, which in turn was associated with increased aggression. Emotional intelligence plays a partial mediating role in the association between mobile phone addiction and aggression among health-care students. These findings highlight the importance of developing emotional intelligence as a potential intervention to reduce the negative behavioral outcomes associated with excessive mobile phone use.