The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students

Lei, Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100122

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“…The results show that social use and entertainment use have different effects on social media addiction and subjective well-being ( Zhao, 2021 ).…”

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“…During global crises, such as COVID-19, it is possible that user fatigue is not caused by the length of time that users spend on SM platforms but by how they are using SM. As shown in a recent study on the role of SM during the COVID-19 pandemic, different SM use purposes (social use and entertainment use) have different effects on social media addiction and subjective well-being: entertainment use leads to social media addiction while social use tends to improve subjective well-being ( Zhao, 2021 ). To deepen our data analysis, we performed a factor analysis of individual SM use purposes, which revealed three motives: entertainment, networking, and collaboration.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Since social distancing and “staying-at-home” are the critical practices to contain the spread of the deadly and infectious virus, the technological means of SM have allowed people to fill in the void of socialization amid emergency situations. However, it is important to note that different SM use purposes introduce different consequences, and some are problematic, such as SM addiction caused by increased entertainment use ( Zhao, 2021 ), which may intensify users’ stress levels. How people changed their SM use behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic may be conditioned by other factors (e.g., contextual and technical) and may differ based on their demographical backgrounds.…”

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User characteristics, social media use, and fatigue during the coronavirus pandemic: A stressor–strain–outcome framework

Wang

Deng

2022

Computers in Human Behavior Reports

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“…The results show that social use and entertainment use have different effects on social media addiction and subjective well-being ( Zhao, 2021 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

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User characteristics, social media use, and fatigue during the coronavirus pandemic: A stressor–strain–outcome framework

Wang

Deng

2022

Computers in Human Behavior Reports

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“…Internet addiction has been defined as “use of the internet that creates psychological, social, school, and/or work difficulties in a person’s life” [ 1 ]. In addition to generalized internet addiction, researchers have also described specific types of internet addiction, such as social media addiction, internet gaming disorder, and pornography addiction [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Internet addiction may negatively impact people in different ways.…”

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confidence: 99%

Rich Get Richer: Extraversion Statistically Predicts Reduced Internet Addiction through Less Online Anonymity Preference and Extraversion Compensation

Zhang

Han

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sciences

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Internet addiction may arise from multiple factors and personality tendencies have been previously implicated. Prior studies have found that extraversion may be a protective factor mitigating against internet addiction, yielding a “rich-get-richer” effect. However, few studies have explored how extraversion may influence internet addiction from the perspective of online-offline integration. Drawing on a sample of 428 college students, the current study examined a serial mediation model exploring the underlying mechanisms of how extraversion may statistically predict internet addiction through online-offline integration and antecedent factors. The serial mediation model analyses indicated that extraverted internet users exhibited a weaker preference for online anonymity and less online extraversion compensation, thus formulating a higher level of online-offline integration than introverted individuals, which, in turn, appeared to reduce the risk of internet addiction. In contrast, with regard to specific components of online-offline integration, introverted internet users preferred online anonymity, which reduced their relationship integration and increased their likelihood of internet addiction; similarly, the introverted individuals were also more likely to exhibit an extraversion compensation effect. That is, they were more extraverted on the internet than in general; hence, they had a lower level of self-identity integration, resulting in a greater likelihood of experiencing internet addiction. These results highlight the importance of online-offline integration that may account for personality variations in social and psychological outcomes related to internet use, and suggest a role for online anonymity preference and extraversion compensation in influencing specific components of integration.

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“…Most studies regarding the factors behind addictive or problematic SMU focused predominantly on an individual’s personality (e.g., neuroticism [ 13 ], fear of missing out [ 24 ]), psychosocial needs (e.g., self-identify [ 13 ], need for belongingness and relatedness [ 25 ]) and entertainment gratifications [ 26 ]. The impact of online information quality on consumers’ addictive SMU has received little attention.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceived Information Distortion about COVID-19 Vaccination and Addictive Social Media Use among Social Media Users in Hong Kong: The Moderating Roles of Functional Literacy and Critical Literacy

Xie

Lee

Fong

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, distorted information about the COVID-19 vaccination is widely disseminated through social media. The present study examined the association between perceived information distortion about COVID-19 vaccination on social media, individuals’ functional and critical literacy, and addictive social media use (SMU), as well as the moderating roles of functional and critical literacy in the association between perceived information distortion and addictive SMU among social media users in Hong Kong. A web-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted among 411 Chinese citizens from June to August 2021. Findings showed that after adjusting for significant background variables, including age, gender, marital status, education, occupation, and income, functional literacy was negatively associated with addictive SMU. In addition, significant moderation effects of functional literacy and critical literacy were also observed, such that a positive association between perceived information distortion on social media and addictive SMU was significant among participants with lower functional literacy or higher critical literacy. Findings highlight the importance of improving functional literacy in addictive SMU prevention for social media users. Special attention should also be paid to the potential influence of critical literacy on addictive SMUs.

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The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students

Cited by 69 publications

References 31 publications

User characteristics, social media use, and fatigue during the coronavirus pandemic: A stressor–strain–outcome framework

User characteristics, social media use, and fatigue during the coronavirus pandemic: A stressor–strain–outcome framework

Rich Get Richer: Extraversion Statistically Predicts Reduced Internet Addiction through Less Online Anonymity Preference and Extraversion Compensation

Perceived Information Distortion about COVID-19 Vaccination and Addictive Social Media Use among Social Media Users in Hong Kong: The Moderating Roles of Functional Literacy and Critical Literacy

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