Online social media fatigue and psychological wellbeing—A study of compulsive use, fear of missing out, fatigue, anxiety and depression

Dhir, Amandeep; Yossatorn, Yossiri; Kaur, Puneet; Chen, Sufen

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.01.012

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“…Tsai [26] • Content uses and gratifications do not predict intensity of Facebook use among adolescents. Studies [29,30] examining the negative aspects of SNSs have identified certain SNS and user characteristics as important factors contributing to excessive SNS use-based fatigue.…”

Section: Dhir Andmentioning

confidence: 98%

Negative Impact of Social Network Services Based on Stressor-Stress-Outcome: The Role of Experience of Privacy Violations

2019

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Social network service (SNS) information has benefited many individuals. However, as such information has increased exponentially, the number of SNS users has increased dramatically and negative effects of SNSs on users have emerged. Many SNS users experience negative psychological conditions such as fatigue, burnout, and stress. Thus, in this study, we investigated the SNS and user characteristics that affect SNS fatigue, living disorder, and reduced SNS use intention. We developed a research model to examine the impact of two SNS characteristics (irrelevant information overload and open reachability) and two user characteristics (engagement and maintaining self-reputation) on SNS fatigue. We also examined the role of the experience of privacy violations in the relationship between living disorder and reduced SNS use intention. We collected data from 579 SNS users and created a partial least squares structural equation model to test the hypotheses. The results of the analysis showed that three factors, other than open reachability, positively affected SNS fatigue. Furthermore, we found that SNS fatigue significantly affected living disorder and reduced SNS use intention, and that experience of privacy violations significantly affected the relationship between living disorder and reduced SNS use intention. These results expand our understanding of SNS fatigue and users' negative behaviors.

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Section: Dhir Andmentioning

confidence: 98%

Negative Impact of Social Network Services Based on Stressor-Stress-Outcome: The Role of Experience of Privacy Violations

2019

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“…Indeed, digital stress and anxiety are exacerbated by issues and events that encourage frequent and compulsive social media use (Dhir et al, 2018), of which the 2016 election was a prime example. Furthermore, previous work also identified online political activity as an initiator of stress more generally (Hisam et al, 2017).…”

Section: People With Disabilities and Context Collapsementioning

confidence: 99%

“Do You Want to Be a Well-Informed Citizen, or Do You Want to Be Sane?” Social Media, Disability, Mental Health, and Political Marginality

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2020

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This article examines the experiences of people with disabilities, a traditionally marginalized group in US politics, with social media platforms during the 2016 presidential election. Using focus groups with participants with a wide range of disabilities, the significance of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook is discussed. Results highlight ambivalent experiences with these platforms, which support some elements of political inclusion (more accessible and more relevant election information) but at the same time also exacerbate aspects of marginality (stress, anxiety, isolation). Four coping strategies devised by participants to address digital stress (self-censorship, unfollowing/unfriending social media contacts, signing off, and taking medication) are illustrated. The relationship between these contrasting findings, social media design and affordances, as well as potential strategies to eliminate an emerging trade-off between discussing politics online and preserving mental health and social connectedness for people with disabilities are discussed.

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“…As evidence suggests, individuals' relationship with computer technologies may result in informational fatigue (Weil and Rosen, 1997;Brod, 1984), as novel information is constantly updated on the Internet and users have to manage it. Though anxiety and fatigue are the most common affective variables regarding the use of information and communication technologies (Dhir et al, 2018;Salanova et al, 2013), and in the present SNS context both of them refer to availability of information, they should be regarded as different concepts. In particular, while instastress addresses the need to stay updated so as not to miss any relevant information, emotional fatigue refers to managing the information overload.…”

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From Instagram overuse to instastress and emotional fatigue: the mediation of addiction

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Romero

2019

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Purpose Today’s society interest in mobile photography drives consumers’ and brands’ growing usage of Instagram. This paper aims to address the consequences of excessive use of Instagram on the negative feeling of losing information when not connected and the emotional fatigue resulting from an overcharge with new information. The mediating role of addiction between Instagram overuse and the two outcomes is also analyzed. Design/methodology/approach Data from 342 active Instagram users were used to test the proposed model, applying the partial least square equation modeling method (SmartPLS 3). Findings Addiction partially mediates the impact of overuse on emotional fatigue and instastress. Addiction to Instagram was mainly due to respondents’ lack of control over the time spent on it resulting in incapability to reduce its usage. Social implications Social networking site managers, educators, families and public institutions should promote an adequate use of Instagram, making users (especially the young) aware of the potential threats of its excessive usage. The control on the amount of time devoted to Instagram is a key factor for detaining overuse and addiction, as well as avoiding the negative outcomes analyzed in this research. Originality/value The findings contribute to the extant knowledge on the negative side of the digitization of the individual, as little is known about it to the best of the authors’ knowledge.

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Online social media fatigue and psychological wellbeing—A study of compulsive use, fear of missing out, fatigue, anxiety and depression

Cited by 670 publications

References 94 publications

Negative Impact of Social Network Services Based on Stressor-Stress-Outcome: The Role of Experience of Privacy Violations

Negative Impact of Social Network Services Based on Stressor-Stress-Outcome: The Role of Experience of Privacy Violations

“Do You Want to Be a Well-Informed Citizen, or Do You Want to Be Sane?” Social Media, Disability, Mental Health, and Political Marginality

From Instagram overuse to instastress and emotional fatigue: the mediation of addiction

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