Mobile phone addiction and psychological symptoms among college students: The mediating role aggression and the moderating role of self-control

Additionally, comprehensive demographic information was collected, including age, gender, educational level, family income, parental education levels, and family structure variables. All responses were recorded on 5-point Likert scales with appropriate reverse coding applied where necessary. The tabular dataset contains 925 rows (individual participants) and approximately 170 columns representing survey items, computed subscale scores, total scores, and demographic variables.

Missing data analysis revealed less than 5% missing values distributed completely at random, with 25 incomplete responses excluded from the final dataset. Data are stored in SPSS (.sav) format and CSV format for broader accessibility. The dataset enables replication of the reported moderated mediation analyses using PROCESS macro Model 14, as well as network analyses examining symptom-level interactions.

All data have been de-identified to protect participant confidentiality while maintaining the integrity necessary for secondary analyses exploring digital technology use and mental health relationships among emerging adults.