Needs affordance as a key factor in likelihood of problematic social media use: Validation, latent Profile analysis and comparison of TikTok and Facebook problematic use measures

Smith, Troy; Short, Andy

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107259

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“…This manuscript measured the addictive use of short video apps by adopting the addiction scale designed by Smith and Short (2022) who believed that social media addictive symptoms can affect adolescents’ emotions, cognition, mental health, etc. and measured individuals’ degree of addiction through the social media addiction scale whose reliability reached 0.88.…”

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Adolescent Addiction to Short Video Applications in the Mobile Internet Era

Liu

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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The adolescent addiction to short video applications is becoming increasingly prominent, which has brought great challenges to the physical and mental health and daily life of the adolescents. This manuscript conducts an empirical study on the contributing factors of the adolescent addiction to short video applications based on the user generated content (UGC). In our study, 96 participants aged 15–25 were surveyed by questionnaire, and then cross-analysis of individual factors and SEM analysis of UGC content factors were carried out. Through the analysis of individual factors of the adolescent addiction from the perspective of gender, age, and family environment, this study reveals that male users are more addicted to the use of applications (APP), and such addiction varies with age, and prolonged family members’ use of short video APP can also exacerbate the adolescent addiction degree. Furthermore, through verification of the theoretical model, it indicates that UGC perception and the degree of boredom in daily life have a significant positive effect on the level of addiction to short video applications, and the degree of boredom in daily life plays a significant mediating role between them. Based on the research on the influences of UGC on the adolescent immersive experience, this study proposes a mechanism of the adolescent addiction to the use of short video applications in the mobile Internet age to provide a better service guarantee for the adolescents.

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Adolescent Addiction to Short Video Applications in the Mobile Internet Era

Liu

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Researchers have hypothesized that psychological factors may elicit problematic use as users utilize the online social environment as a medium for coping with personal problems, depressive feelings, anxiety, and stress (Andreassen et al, 2016;Koc & Gulyagci, 2013). Pre-existing psychological factors initiate the use of social media with a positive feedback loop of increased use expecting greater needs affordance (Casale & Banchi, 2020;Smith & Short, 2022). Interactions facilitated by social media allow users to experience feelings of acceptance, social support and gratification (Omar & Subramanian, 2013;Scissors et al, 2016;Tang et al, 2016).…”

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“…The increasing popularity and associated usage intensity of Facebook have been accompanied by negative psychosocial and psychological effects attributable to maladaptive cognitive responses (Balcerowska et al, 2020;Marengo et al, 2020;Smith & Short, 2022). This has given rise to the terms problematic Facebook use and Facebook addiction which is used to refer to individuals who engage in excessive, compulsive Facebook use for the purposes of mood alteration, with negative personal outcomes (Ryan et al, 2014).…”

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“…These researchers suggest that the repeated persistent use of social media is based on a needs affordance mechanism (Kardefelt-Winther, 2017;Montag et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2015). A user initially utilizes social media as a rational choice to fulfill psychological needs in response to common stressors, which evolve into maladaptive cognitive behaviors when increased use no longer correlates to actual utility (Smith & Short, 2022). Although there is some consensus on the negative mental health effects of excessive Facebook use, there is less consistency underlying the broader concept (Andreassen et al, 2016;Caci et al, 2017).…”

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An exploratory analysis of the relationship of problematic Facebook use with loneliness and self-esteem: the mediating roles of extraversion and self-presentation

Smith¹

2022

Curr Psychol

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Studies indicate that loneliness and self-esteem are predictive factors of problematic social media use. Further, it is proposed that self-presentation and extraversion may explain individual differences in online activity and problematic social media use. The present study confirms the relationship of loneliness and self-esteem with problematic Facebook use and investigates the hypothesis that these psychological factors may be linked to problematic Facebook use through their association with self-presentation and extraversion. The sample of university students consisted of 477 Facebook users, 64% females, aged 18–64. Social media usage intensity was assessed by collecting passive data on the total time spent and the number of sessions on Facebook per day for the last 6 months. The psychological factors, personality, motives and problematic Facebook use were assessed via self-report measures. Results showed that the relationship of loneliness and self-esteem with problematic Facebook use was significantly positive and negative respectively. The relationship between self-esteem and problematic Facebook use was found to be inconsistently mediated by both self-presentation and extraversion, while loneliness was partially mediated by self-presentation only. The total effect of loneliness and self-esteem remained positive and negative respectively, although extraversion and self-presentation had a suppressing effect on the relationship between self-esteem and problematic Facebook use. Further, the prevalence of ‘at-risk’ Facebook users was found to be 6.0%. It was also determined that the usage intensity of ‘at-risk’ users was significantly different from other Facebook users. These results highlight the existence of different patterns of associations linking psychological factors, usage intensity and problematic Facebook use. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-03505-0.

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“…The authors distinguish professional vs. user-generated streaming multipurpose platforms and live streaming service vs. on-demand videos. Streaming on multipurpose platforms like YouTube and TikTok can be separated from social media activities on these sites ( Balakrishnan & Griffiths, 2017 ; Smith & Short, 2022 ) by a passive consuming pattern in contrast to active participation via direct interactions ( Spilker, Ask, & Hansen, 2020 ).…”

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Applying ICD-11 criteria of Gaming Disorder to identify problematic video streaming in adolescents: Conceptualization of a new clinical phenomenon

Paschke

Napp

Thomasius

2022

JBA

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Background and aims Internet video streaming (VS) has become a popular leisure activity among the majority of adolescents, especially under the COVID-19 pandemic. Research on binge watching patterns in adults suggests an addictive potential of VS. To date, no unified conceptualization on problematic VS and no standardized assessment tools for adolescents exist even though they might be especially vulnerable. Methods STREDIS-A is based on the ICD-11 criteria of gaming disorder. It was validated in a representative sample of 959 dyads of 10- to 17-year old adolescents with frequent VS and a respective parent using standardized questionnaires on Internet addiction, depressive and anxiety symptoms, insomnia, loneliness, and academic performance in an online survey. Item structure was investigated by factorial analyses. Cutoffs were estimated and latent profile analysis was performed. Results The two-factorial structure of STREDIS-A describes cognitive-behavioral symptoms and negative consequences of VS. Internal consistency and criterion validity were good to excellent. It could excellently discriminate between affected and non-affected adolescents. Discussion and conclusions The present study makes a significant contribution to the conceptualization of a new phenomenon. It provides the very first tool to assess streaming disorder in adolescents for clinical and research settings. Clinical validation is highly warranted.

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Needs affordance as a key factor in likelihood of problematic social media use: Validation, latent Profile analysis and comparison of TikTok and Facebook problematic use measures

Cited by 53 publications

References 69 publications

Adolescent Addiction to Short Video Applications in the Mobile Internet Era

Adolescent Addiction to Short Video Applications in the Mobile Internet Era

An exploratory analysis of the relationship of problematic Facebook use with loneliness and self-esteem: the mediating roles of extraversion and self-presentation

Applying ICD-11 criteria of Gaming Disorder to identify problematic video streaming in adolescents: Conceptualization of a new clinical phenomenon

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