Social Network and Addiction

Barbera, Daniele La; Valsavoia, Rosaria; Paglia, Filippo La

doi:10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.054

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“…Narcissistic tendencies have been found to be related with social media addiction (La Barbera et al 2009). Also, individuals who have greater narcissistic tendencies use social media more because social media provides virtual perfection and aids the construction of a fantasy identity.…”

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Histrionic Personality, Narcissistic Personality, and Problematic Social Media Use: Testing of a New Hypothetical Model

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Turan

Griffiths

et al. 2019

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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In the present study, a hypothetical model examining the relationships between histrionic personality belief, need for social approval, desire for being liked, social media disorder, and narcissistic personality belief was proposed and tested. The effect of histrionic personality belief on the need for social approval and desire for being liked was tested first. Then the effect of the need for social approval and desire for being liked on social media addiction were tested. Finally, the effect of social media addiction on narcissistic personality belief was tested. The present study comprised 305 adolescents (165 girls and 140 boys) and they were administered the Personality Belief Questionnaire-Short Form, Need for Social Approval Scale, Desire for Being Liked Scale, and Social Media Disorder Scale. Before the proposed hypothetical model was tested, each latent variable was tested with measurement models to determine if it could be used in structural models. Findings demonstrated that histrionic personality belief positively affected the need for social approval and desire for being liked. The need for social approval and desire for being liked positively affected social media addiction. Finally, social media addiction positively affected narcissistic personality belief.

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Histrionic Personality, Narcissistic Personality, and Problematic Social Media Use: Testing of a New Hypothetical Model

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Griffiths

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Effects of Social Networking Service (SNS) Addiction on Mental Health Status in Chinese University Students: Structural Equation Modeling Approach Using a Cross-sectional Online Survey

Wang¹,

Lee²,

Wong³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Although social networking services (SNSs) have become popular among young people, problematic SNS use has also increased. However, little is known about SNS addiction and its association with SNS use patterns and mental health status. Objective This study aims to test the mediating role of SNS addiction between SNS use patterns and mental health status among Chinese university students in Hong Kong (HK). Methods An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sampling method. In total, 533 university students (323 [66.9%] female, mean age [SD]=20.87 [2.68] years) were recruited from February to March 2019. Multiple linear regression was used to assess the association between SNS use and SNS addiction. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to examine the pathways and associations among SNS use, SNS addiction, psychosocial status, and mental health status (including anxiety and depressive symptoms). Results A longer time spent on SNSs per day (>3 h), a longer time spent on each SNS access (≥31 min), a higher frequency of SNS access (≤every 30 min), a longer duration of SNS use before sleeping (≥61 min), and a shorter duration from waking to first SNS use (≤5 min) were significantly associated with a higher level of SNS addiction (adjusted beta [aβ]=6.03, 95% CI 4.66-7.40; aβ=4.99, 95% CI 3.14-6.83; aβ=5.89, 95% CI 4.14-7.64; aβ=5.92, 95% CI 4.19-7.65; and aβ=3.27, 95% CI 1.73-4.82, respectively). SEM showed a significant mediating effect of SNS addiction in the relationship between SNS use and psychosocial status, and mental health status, including an indirect effect (β=0.63, 95% CI 0.37-0.93) and the total effect (β=0.44, 95% CI 0.19-0.72), while the direct effect was insignificant (β=–0.19, 95% CI –0.49 to 0.08). Conclusions SNS use patterns were associated with SNS addiction, and SNS addiction mediated the associations between SNS use, psychosocial status, and mental health status of Chinese university students in HK. The findings suggest that screening for and addressing excessive SNS use are needed to prevent SNS addiction and mental distress among young people.

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Effects of Social Networking Service (SNS) Addiction on Mental Health Status in Chinese University Students: Structural Equation Modeling Approach Using a Cross-sectional Online Survey (Preprint)

Wang¹,

Lee²,

Wong³

et al. 2020

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BACKGROUND While social networking service (SNS) has become popular among young people, problematic SNS use also increased. However, little is known about SNS addiction and its associations with SNS use patterns and mental health status. OBJECTIVE This study aims to test the mediating role of SNS addiction between SNS use patterns and mental health status among Chinese university students in Hong Kong. METHODS An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sampling method. 533 university students (66.9% female, mean age [years]/SD=20.87[2.68]) were recruited from February to March 2019. Multiple linear regression was used to assess the association between SNS use and SNS addiction. Structural equation modelling was performed to examine the pathways and associations among SNS use, SNS addiction, psychosocial status, and mental health status (including anxiety and depressive symptoms). RESULTS Longer time on SNS use per day (>3 hrs), a longer period of SNS use each time (≥31mins), higher frequency of SNS use (≤ every 30 mins), a longer period of SNS use before sleeping (≥ 61 mins) and shorter period of first SNS use upon waking (i.e., ≤ 5 mins) were significantly associated with a higher level of SNS addiction (adjusted B [aB]=6.03, 95% CI=4.66, 7.40; aB=4.99, 95% CI=3.14, 6.83; aB=5.89, 95% CI=4.14, 7.64; aB=5.92, 95%CI=4.19, 7.65, and aB=3.27, 95%CI=1.73, 4.82, respectively). SEM showed a significant mediating effect of SNS addiction in the relationship between SNS use and psychosocial status, and mental health status, including the indirect effect (β=.63, 95%CI=0.37, 0.93) and total effect (β=.44, 95%CI=0.19, 0.72), while the direct effect was insignificant (β=-.19, 95%CI=-0.49, 0.08). CONCLUSIONS SNS use patterns were associated with SNS addiction, and SNS addiction mediated the associations between SNS use, psychosocial status, and mental health status of Chinese university students in Hong Kong.

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Social Network and Addiction

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Histrionic Personality, Narcissistic Personality, and Problematic Social Media Use: Testing of a New Hypothetical Model

Histrionic Personality, Narcissistic Personality, and Problematic Social Media Use: Testing of a New Hypothetical Model

Effects of Social Networking Service (SNS) Addiction on Mental Health Status in Chinese University Students: Structural Equation Modeling Approach Using a Cross-sectional Online Survey

Effects of Social Networking Service (SNS) Addiction on Mental Health Status in Chinese University Students: Structural Equation Modeling Approach Using a Cross-sectional Online Survey (Preprint)

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