Antecedents influencing SNS addiction and exhaustion (fatigue syndrome): focusing on six countries

Kim, Joon-ho; Jung, Seung-Hye; Choi, Hyunju

doi:10.1080/0144929x.2022.2136531

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“…Furthermore, "recklessly continuing" was positively linked to all other PSU symptoms and not linked to any depression symptoms, indicating that it would be a key symptom within the PSU symptom network. This finding is in accordance with the notion that continued time consumption as an antecedent cause many other symptoms (e.g., immersion, increased tolerance, loss of interest in other activities) or a consequence caused by a few (e.g., self-control failure) (50,51). Notably, according to this finding, further studies or clinical practice may be useful to consider the "recklessly continuing" symptom as a critical signal for the deterioration of other PSU symptoms.…”

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Escaping negative moods and concentration problems play bridge roles in the symptom network of problematic smartphone use and depression

Wei

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundProblematic smartphone use (PSU) has become an issue of great concern in the age of smartphones. PSU is associated with emotional problems, one of which is depression, as shown by empirical studies. However, previous studies have been limited in that they have focused solely on the total score for symptoms of PSU and depression while ignoring the symptomatic heterogeneity of these two concepts.MethodThis study filled this gap by exploring links between symptoms of PSU and depression among 1,849 university students (59.17% female participants, 17–23 years old). Network analysis was utilized to reveal symptom connections, central symptoms, and bridge symptoms between PSU and depression.Results(1) A total of 17 of 81 symptom connections (about 21%) between PSU and depression existed in the symptom network. For example, “self-control failure” for PSU was positively correlated with “concentration problems” for depression; (2) “recklessly continuing” for PSU and “fatigue” for depression were central symptoms within the PSU symptom network and depression symptom network, respectively; (3) “escaping negative moods” for PSU and “concentration problems” for depression were bridge symptoms. The former was maximumly connected with the depression symptoms and the latter was maximumly connected with the PSU symptoms; and (4) gender had very minimal influence on the network characteristics.ConclusionThe results are in keeping with the central idea of the compensatory internet use theory that excessive smartphone use may be a coping strategy for depressed emotions derived from escaping motivation. Moreover, concentration problems may be a mediator explaining how negative emotions (e.g., depression) cause PSU, which is undefined in current internet use theories. Finally, symptom connections, central symptoms, and bridge symptoms could be potential targets for the prevention and intervention of PSU and depression in young adults.

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Escaping negative moods and concentration problems play bridge roles in the symptom network of problematic smartphone use and depression

Wei

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Thirdly, the study found that upward comparison was the sole moderating factor between life satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. These findings offer support to the claim that the heterogeneity of users’ networks might assist the change of incentives or advantages, such as life satisfaction, into adverse components, such as emotional exhaustion, associated with the detrimental aspects of mobile apps [ 20 , 53 ]. The study argues that the mediating impact of upward comparison on the connection between life happiness and exhaustion might be related to a person’s problematic personality and features, which cause them to engage in comparisons with other users while being content with their own mobile app activities.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Generally, research considers fatigue to be a sort of psychological exhaustion and interprets it from the perspective of a stress-related phenomenon [ 8 , 53 ]. In the mobile app age, some scholars have characterized fatigue as a subjective, multi-faceted user experience comprising negative sentiments including exhaustion, frustration, poor interest, and diminished motivation, related to the different levels of mobile app usage [ 5 , 10 ].…”

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“…Accordingly, the study describes mobile app fatigue as a continuum of the subjectively unpleasant experiences of weariness, depletion, strain, and lack of interest in response to operations. Previous research has focused primarily on various psychological frameworks to explain mobile app fatigue, consisting of the person–environment fit theory, the situation–organism–behavior–consequence paradigm, and the stimulus–organism–response model [ 1 , 53 , 54 ].…”

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Unpacking the Potential Influence of Life Satisfaction on Network Heterogeneity, Emotional Exhaustion and Mobile App Fatigue: A Stressor–Strain–Outcome Approach

Pang

Shao

2023

IJERPH

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The ramifications of mobile apps’ detrimental aspect on users’ life satisfaction have garnered increased attention from academics. To probe the underlying association between life satisfaction and mobile app fatigue, this article builds a research model based on a stressor–strain–outcome approach. In addition, the study investigates the relationships between different dimensions of network heterogeneity, emotional exhaustion, and mobile app fatigue among users. Furthermore, the study uncovers the moderating influence of upward comparison, self-presentation, and privacy invasion on the association between life satisfaction and emotional exhaustion in the mobile app context. The study collected data in mainland China using a cross-sectional approach and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling. The findings demonstrate that life satisfaction is positively associated with self-presentation and negatively associated with upward comparison. Moreover, privacy invasion and upward comparison are positively correlated with emotional exhaustion, whilst self-presentation exerts no correlation with emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, upward comparison could mediate the association between life satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. The results provide fresh light on the mechanisms through which the life satisfaction of mobile app users and network heterogeneity might lead to emotional exhaustion and mobile app fatigue, highlighting important theoretical and practical implications.

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“…The results suggest that a lack of impulse inhibition skills, such as compulsive checking of notifications, can significantly contribute to SM overload and consequently exhaustion, fatigue, or frustration, providing a picture of symptoms characteristic of SMF. According to Kim et al, 93 excessive use of social networks leads to SM exhaustion. In another study, 13 addiction to SM was positively associated with the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional dimensions of SMF.…”

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confidence: 99%

Problematic Smartphone Use and Social Media Fatigue: The Mediating Role of Self-Control

Świątek¹,

Szczęśniak²,

Aleksandrowicz³

et al. 2023

PRBM

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Background Excessive social media consumption leads to addiction and affects mental health. It is a phenomenon that is difficult to avoid. Previous research on the effects of excessive Internet use shows that people who engage in social media (SM) without restraint experience over-involvement, over-disclosure, technostress, and social media fatigue (SMF). SMF, conceptualized as an emotional and cognitive feeling of being overwhelmed, manifests itself in mindless browsing of content, limiting the amount of time spent on SM, or quitting SM altogether. Self-control, although present in the technology addiction literature and psychology research, has been rarely described in relation to both excessive SM use and SMF. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to verify whether there is a direct relationship between problematic smartphone use and SMF, and whether this association is mediated by self-control. Methods The study included 210 respondents ( M = 25.85, SD = 9.84) living in different Polish cities. The survey was conducted online, and the respondents consented to participate in the study. They completed the following measures: the Mobile Phone Problematic Use, the Self-Control Scale, the Social Media Fatigue Scale, and a brief questionnaire with socio-demographic data. Results Statistical analysis was performed to verify the relationship between problematic mobile phone use, level of self-control, and SMF. The outcomes indicate that there are significant interrelationships between the three studied variables. The association between problematic smartphone use and SMF is mediated by self-control. Conclusion A lack of impulse-inhibition skills, such as compulsive checking of notifications, can be a significant factor in SM exhaustion, fatigue, or frustration. SMF can also be understood as a natural defensive response, triggered in situations where individuals are overwhelmed, when the self-control is insufficient to stop the compulsion to use SM, and the use of a smartphone for this purpose is excessively engaging.

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Antecedents influencing SNS addiction and exhaustion (fatigue syndrome): focusing on six countries

Cited by 12 publications

References 187 publications

Escaping negative moods and concentration problems play bridge roles in the symptom network of problematic smartphone use and depression

Escaping negative moods and concentration problems play bridge roles in the symptom network of problematic smartphone use and depression

Unpacking the Potential Influence of Life Satisfaction on Network Heterogeneity, Emotional Exhaustion and Mobile App Fatigue: A Stressor–Strain–Outcome Approach

Problematic Smartphone Use and Social Media Fatigue: The Mediating Role of Self-Control

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