Technology addiction

This study examines the mediating role of self-handicapping in the balance between technology addiction and psychological well-being in university students. 162 university students participated in this descriptive-correlational study between April and June 2023. Technology Addiction Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Self-Handicapping Scale were used. AMOS program were used to evaluate the mediating effect in the research. The study showed that technology addiction reduces psychological well-being and increases self-handicapping tendency and that higher self-handicapping tendency leads to decreased psychological well-being in university students. When the mediating effect was examined, self-handicapping was a full mediator in the balance between technology addiction and psychological well-being (β:-0.216; p