The Effect of Belongingness on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Use of Online Social Networks

James, Tabitha L.; Lowry, Paul Benjamin; Wallace, Linda G.; Warkentin, Merrill

doi:10.1080/07421222.2017.1334496

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“…Study suggested positive relationship between use of online social networks and belongingness (James, Lowry, Wallace, & Warkentin, 2017). This study also suggested that belongingness in OSNs decreases the OSNs envy and anxiety, and slightly increases the OSN fear of missing out.…”

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Relationship between Need for Belongingness and Facebook Addiction: Mediating Role of Number of Friends on Facebook

Rashid¹,

Ahmed²,

Hossain³

2019

IJSSS

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As humans, we need to connect with one another, our friends and families, our culture and country. Present age is the era of information and technology and social media. College and University students spend significant amount of time on Social Networking Sites like Facebook etc. The present study was conducted to explore role of number of friends on Facebook on the relationship between individual's need for belongingness and Facebook addiction. A sample of 180 university students was selected as sample through the non-probability sampling technique. Findings suggested that male Facebook users had significantly higher number of friends on Facebook than female Facebook users. Findings also explored significant positive correlation among need for belongingness, number friends on Facebook, and Facebook addiction. The relationship between need for belongingness and Facebook addiction was partially mediated by number of friends on Facebook. The study findings would be helpful to mental health practitioners to effectively deal with emerging problem of Facebook addiction.Present age is the time of facts, technology and social media. Social media are generally defined as forms of electronic communication where users can create communities to share information, ideas, pictures, videos and other content. Social networking sites are a subcategory of social media, which generally entail the creation and maintenance of online relationships both personal and professional via various platforms (Schauer, 2015). The leading platforms of SNS are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.

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confidence: 53%

Relationship between Need for Belongingness and Facebook Addiction: Mediating Role of Number of Friends on Facebook

Rashid¹,

Ahmed²,

Hossain³

2019

IJSSS

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“…When the time spent on social media is added to this, the alexithymia level may increase, and loneliness may deepen, which may cause difficulty in identifying the feelings of someone with alexithymia. Other studies show that problematic social media and internet use can cause sleep disturbances, stress, anxiety, depression, low self‐esteem, decreased physical activity, and reduced academic performance …”

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“…Although this feature has many positive effects on individuals, such as communication, self‐expression, socialization, positive self‐esteem, globalization, and feelings of well‐being, studies show that it can also lead to psychological problems . Using social media leads to compulsive use behaviors and causes mental and physical problems, addiction, stress, and alexithymia …”

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Social media usage and alexithymia in nursing students

Mersin

İbrahimoğlu

Kılıç

et al. 2020

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: To determine the relationship between social media usage characteristics and alexithymia in nursing students.Design and methods: The study was conducted with 272 nursing students between November and December 2018 in Turkey. Data were collected using an information form to determine the sociodemographic and social media usage characteristics of the students, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.Findings: According to the results of this study, nursing students use Instagram the most. As time spent on social media increases, the alexithymia score increases and students have difficulty recognizing their feelings.Practice implications: As the use of social media by nursing students affects their mental process and behavior patterns, the results of social media applications, which witness a wide range of feelings, thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors, should be included in the nursing curriculum. K E Y W O R D S alexithymia, computer communication, nursing, social media 1 | INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The use of computer-mediated communication is becoming widespread and preferred over face-to-face communication. 1 With the beginning of Facebook use in 2006, this process has gained speed, and social media is currently used for education, communication, and entertainment purposes. 2,3 Social networking sites, such as Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, help users stay in touch with friends and family, discover what is happening in the world, and express what is important to them. Social media is a platform for information exchange and an environment that enables users to establish new relationships or protect existing ones. 4,5As a result of the widespread use of the internet and smartphones, individuals can share information and images instantly without time and space restrictions. Although this feature has many positive effects on individuals, such as communication, self-expression, socialization, positive self-esteem, globalization, and feelings of well-being, studies show that it can also lead to psychological problems. 5,6 Using social media leads to compulsive use behaviors and causes mental and physical problems, 7,8 addiction, 2,9,10 stress, 11,12 and alexithymia. 9,10,13 Alexithymia (also referred to as "emotional deafness") is a condition in which individuals lack the ability to perceive their own and other people's feelings. 14 Used for the first time by Sifneos in 1973, the term refers to a psychological structure characterized by difficulty in understanding, defining, and expressing one's own feelings. 12 Researchers have reported that alexithymia leads to a lack of empathy and anxiety, 10,13,15 compulsive behaviors, and interrupts interpersonal relationships. 9Due to the increase of internet and social media usage, researchers have examined the alexithymia behavior characteristics of users. 9,13 Alexithymia is characterized by a reduced capacity to define, analyze, and express emotions and restricted imagination. 16 These characteristics lead to difficulties in differentiating and evaluating the emot...

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“…Researchers have recently begun to investigate the negative impact of the addictive use of technology (including FoMO) on SNS users [3][4][5]. The investigation suggests that those experiencing such problematic digital usage may display psychological disorder symptoms such as depression and negative feelings [6]; insomnia, eating disorders [4]; low life competency [5]; emotional tensions [7,8]; negative effects on physical well-being [3]; anxiety [7]; and emotional control [9].…”

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How Can Social Networks Design Trigger Fear of Missing Out?

Alutaybi

Arden‐Close

McAlaney

et al. 2019

2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)

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Social Network Sites (SNSs) are meant to facilitate interaction between people. The design of SNSs employs persuasive techniques with the aim of enhancing the user experience but also increasing interaction and user retention. Examples include the personalisation of content, temporarily available feeds, and notification and alert features. Socialness is now being embedded in new paradigms such as the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems where devices can link people to each other and increase relatedness and group creation. One of the phenomena associated with such persuasion techniques is the experience of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). FoMO typically refers to the preoccupation of SNS users with being deprived of interaction while offline. The salience, mood modification and conflict typically experienced as part of FoMO, are symptoms of digital addiction (DA). Despite recognition of the widespread experience of FoMO, existing research focuses on user psychology to interpret it. The contribution of SNS design in triggering FoMO remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we conduct a multi-stage qualitative research including interviews, a diary study and three focus group sessions to explore the relationship between SNS features and FoMO. Our findings demonstrate how the different SNS features act as persuasion triggers for certain kinds of FoMO. Also, we suggest features that could be introduced to social network sites to allow individuals to manage FoMO and identify the principles and challenges associated with engineering them.

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The Effect of Belongingness on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Use of Online Social Networks

Cited by 133 publications

References 115 publications

Relationship between Need for Belongingness and Facebook Addiction: Mediating Role of Number of Friends on Facebook

Relationship between Need for Belongingness and Facebook Addiction: Mediating Role of Number of Friends on Facebook

Social media usage and alexithymia in nursing students

How Can Social Networks Design Trigger Fear of Missing Out?

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