What drives addiction on social media sites? The relationships between psychological well-being states, social media addiction, brand addiction and impulse buying on social media

Computers in Human Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 153, P. 108086 - 108086

Published: Dec. 18, 2023

Language: Английский

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Associations between internet addiction and psychological problems among adolescents: description and possible explanations

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: May 15, 2023

Introduction Internet addiction (IA) is becoming a significant public health issue that requires urgent attention, especially for adolescents. Previous studies mainly focused on the risk factors of and drawn some conclusions. The purpose this study to investigate status concurrent psychological problems in adolescent groups, explore differences relationship between IA adolescents from gender grade. Methods A cross-sectional was conducted among students junior senior high school 21 prefecture-level cities Guangdong Province. Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) validated Chinese version Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were used assess participants’ status. Two-way ANOVA verify interaction addiction, grade problems. When statistically significant, simple effect analysis further carried out. Results prevalence problematic use (PIU), depression, anxiety, stress symptoms 16.32%, 30.16%, 35.97% 18.80% respectively. Although PIU boys (17.89%) higher than girls (14.86%), group had highest scores anxiety stress. Similarly, also ( p < 0.05). 9 (17.29%), adverse effects different grades. Discussion prevalent province, cannot be ignored. Thus, suggests long-term follow-ups should included mental programs monitor development

Language: Английский

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Neurobiological risk factors for problematic social media use as a specific form of Internet addiction: A narrative review

World Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 160 - 173

Published: May 19, 2023

Problematic social media use (PSMU) is a behavioral addiction, specific form of problematic Internet associated with the uncontrolled networks. It typical mostly for modern adolescents and young adults, which are first generations fully grown up in era total digitalization society. The biopsychosocial model formation addictions, postulating impact large number biological, psychological, factors on addictive behavior formation, may be quite applicable to PSMU. In this narrative review, we discussed neurobiological risk addiction focus current evidence association between PSMU structural/ functional characteristics brain autonomic nervous system, neurochemical correlations, genetic features. A review literature shows that vast majority mentioned studies were focused computer games generalized (without taking into account consumed content). Even though certain neuroimaging have been conducted PSMU, there practically no research neuropeptide associations date. This fact points extremely high relevance such studies.

Language: Английский

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The effects of appearance and organization and information architecture on the continued intention to use MOOCs

Universal Access in the Information Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mental health and eating styles: a comparative analysis of account types and content on social media

Nutrición Hospitalaria, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Bored with boredom? Trait boredom predicts internet addiction through the mediating role of attentional bias toward social networks

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 17

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Internet addiction is an emerging issue, impacting people's psychosocial functioning and well-being. However, the prevalence mechanisms underlying internet misuse are largely unknown. As with other behavioral disorders, increase persistence of may be favored by negative affect such as boredom. In this study, we examined role boredom susceptibility, a personality trait, in predicting risk addiction. Furthermore, analyzed attentional that exacerbate dysfunctional behaviors. Specifically, assessed mediating bias toward social media cues on relation between susceptibility Sixty-nine young adults were administered dot-probe task assessing internet-related (AB) questionnaires measuring (IAT) (BS-BSSS). Correlation t-test analyses confirmed tendency to experience selective attention network information was related mediation model indicated AB fully explains link BS-BSSS IAT. The study highlighted crucial processing behind current results useful for both researchers clinicians they suggest intervention programs should include strategies cope cognitive processes.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 lockdown stress and problematic social networking sites use among quarantined college students in China: A chain mediation model based on the stressor–strain–outcome framework

Addictive Behaviors, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 146, P. 107785 - 107785

Published: June 21, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with a global increase in problematic social networking sites use (PSNSU). By drawing on transactional stress theory and applying the stressor-strain-outcome (SSO) framework, we proposed verified chain mediation model to explore mediating roles of fear missing out (FoMO) future anxiety (FA) relationship between lockdown (CL stress) PSNSU. Our sample 670 quarantined college students China responded student questionnaire, network addiction scale, dark scale. results revealed that (1) CL significantly positively predicted PSNSU, (2) both FoMO FA mediated (3) FA, (4) full was observed

Language: Английский

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Smartphone and social network addiction in early adolescents: The role of self‐regulatory self‐efficacy in a pilot school‐based intervention

Journal of Adolescence, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 96(3), P. 551 - 565

Published: Oct. 18, 2023

Abstract Background Youths' online problematic behaviors, such as smartphone or social network sites (SNS) addiction, gained increasing attention nowadays, due to their impact on concurrent and later adjustment, emotional and/or behavioral problems, academic impairments, relational issues. Aims This study aims evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot school‐based intervention contrast addictive behaviors while fostering adolescents' self‐regulative abilities. Materials & Methods The started in January 2022 an Italian junior high school located Rome , consisted four meetings with students. A total sample 462 15‐year‐old adolescents ( M age = 15.2; SD 0.50; 41% females; N control 214; 248) was considered. Within latent difference score framework, we examined short‐term changes from pre‐to‐the‐postintervention levels SNS self‐regulatory self‐efficacy (SRSE) beliefs possible booster intervention's effectiveness. Results showed significant decrease both addictions addiction ), controlling for age, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, because efficacy project. buffering effect SRSE further supported. Conclusion These findings emphasized usefulness promoting youths' tendencies, according Positive Youth Development perspective which focused resources rather than only prevention negative outcomes adjustment.

Language: Английский

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Validation of the brief screening of Social Network Addiction Risk

Acta Psychologica, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 247, P. 104323 - 104323

Published: May 17, 2024

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable tool evaluate social network behavior in young adults.

Language: Английский

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The COVID-19 related stress and social network addiction among Chinese college students: A moderated mediation model

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(8), P. e0290577 - e0290577

Published: Aug. 25, 2023

Based on social cognitive theory and gender differences, this study verified a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between COVID-19 related stress (CRS) network addiction (SNA) evaluate mediating role of fear missing out (FoMO) moderating gender. A questionnaire survey was conducted, including 702 Chinese university students.This used PROCESS test hypothesis model.The results showed that CRS significantly positively affected SNA college students FoMO played complementary role. Moreover, analysis SNA; effect stronger male than females. The not only enhanced our understanding internal influencing mechanism but also considered differences. In addition, some suggestions were proposed.

Language: Английский

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