Investigating the Relationship between Physical Exercise and Mobile Phone Addiction with the Mediating Role of Self-Control in Students with Learning Disabilities

Objective: Mobile phone addiction is a negative and growing phenomenon among students, which requires the serious attention of researchers. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between physical exercise and mobile phone addiction with the mediating role of self-control in students with learning disabilities.

Methods: The descriptive research method was correlation type with structural equation approach. The statistical population of the research included students with learning disabilities in secondary school in Ardabil, 145 of whom were identified and selected as a sample. To collect data, Wilcott et al.'s learning problems questionnaire (2011), Galvin, Tulia, Rosenfield and Crisfon's (2020) physical exercise questionnaire, Tanji's self-control questionnaire (2004) and Hyun Yong Koo's mobile addiction questionnaire (2008) were used. Spss software was used to analyze the data and Smart Pls software was used to check the fit of the model.

Results: The results of data analysis showed that physical exercise has a negative and direct effect on mobile phone addiction, self-control has a negative and direct effect on mobile phone addiction, physical exercise has a positive and direct effect on self-control, and physical exercise has a direct and negative effect on mobile phone addiction. It has an indirect effect with the mediating role of self-control.

Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that physical exercise and self-control are important and effective variables on mobile phone addiction in students with learning disabilities, which researchers need to take preventive measures to reduce mobile phone addiction in students.