Mediating Effects of Mobile Phone Use on the Relationship between Mobile Addiction and Academic Behavior (original) (raw)
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Elsayed Mohammed Abu hashem Hassana, Ismael Salamah Albursanb, Mohammad Farhan Al. Qudahc, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhietd*, Hafidha Sulaiman Al-Barashdie, Ahmad M. Thawabiehf, Khalid Ahmed Othman Alghamdig, Ahmed Haddadih, Youssef Galal Youssef Abouelmeatyi, a,b,c,hKing Saud University, Department of Psychology, College of Education, Saudi Arabia, dKing Saud University, Department of special education, College of Education, Saudi Arabia, eThe Research Council, Sultanate of Oman, fTafila Technical University, Department of Educational Psychology, gTaif University, Department of psychology, College of Education, Saudi Arabia, iKing AbduAziz University, Faculty of Educational Graduate Studies, Email: ashashem@ksu.edu.sa, bibursan@ksu.edu.sa, cmalqudah@ksu.edu.sa, d*bakhiet@ksu.edu.sa, eHafidhaalbarashdi@gmail.com, fahmadthawabieh@yahoo.com, gkhalid.A.alghamdi1@gmail.com, hAhn.1984@yahoo.com, iYoussef_galal@hotmail.com