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To investigate the effect of family happiness on college students\u2019 smartphone addiction, we conducted a questionnaire survey and analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, 214 college students were investigated using the adolescent family happiness questionnaire, college students\u2019 smartphone addiction scale, self-control scale, and emotion regulation scale. The data were analyzed by Amos and SPSS26.0 software.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results showed that: (1) Family happiness, emotion regulation, and self-control were significantly inversely correlated with smartphone addiction; (2) Emotion regulation and self-control served as partial mediators in the linkage between family happiness and smartphone addiction, and the chain mediation effect of emotion regulation and self-control was significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Family happiness, emotion regulation, and self-control are key factors that significantly influence college students\u2019 smartphone addiction behavior. Family happiness not only has a direct effect on college students\u2019 smartphone addiction behavior but also has an indirect effect on it through the chain mediation effect of emotion regulation and self-control.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1444033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,9]],"date-time":"2024-10-09T14:07:17Z","timestamp":1728482837000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Family happiness and college students\u2019 smartphone addiction control: the chain mediation effect of emotion regulation and 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