Enigma of social media use: complexities of social media addiction through the serial mediating effects of emotions and self-presentation
Wing W. Y. Ho, Yan H. Y. Lau, Leona Y. L. Leung, Eric K. L. Li, Reyna K. K. Ma · 2024
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Wing Ho and co-authors probe in 2024 how heavy social media use may grow into addiction through a chain of inner steps. Heavy use is widely seen as unhealthy, yet it lacks a formal disorder label, so debate goes on. The team tests feelings, fear of missing out, and self-display as linked steps.
An online survey in Hong Kong drew three hundred eighty five adults. Use levels predicted both good and bad feelings after use. Those feelings, fear of missing out, and online and offline self-display then acted in sequence. Each step passed effect to the next, linking plain use to addiction scores. The chain helps explain why some users slide further than others.
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| CREATOR | Wing W. Y. Ho, Yan H. Y. Lau, Leona Y. L. Leung, Eric K. L. Li, Reyna K. K. Ma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |