School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2010 Apr;13(2):173-7. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0094.
Young people are increasingly using social networking sites (SNSs) like MySpace and Facebook to engage with others. The use of SNSs can have both positive and negative effects on the individual; however, few studies identify the types of people who frequent these Internet sites. This study sought to predict young adults' use of SNSs and addictive tendency toward the use of SNSs from their personality characteristics and levels of self-esteem. University students (N = 201), aged 17 to 24 years, reported their use of SNSs and addictive tendencies for SNSs use and completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Multiple regression analyses revealed that, as a group, the personality and self-esteem factors significantly predicted both level of SNS use and addictive tendency but did not explain a large amount of variance in either outcome measure. The findings indicated that extroverted and unconscientious individuals reported higher levels of both SNS use and addictive tendencies. Future research should attempt to identify which other psychosocial characteristics explain young people's level of use and propensity for addictive tendencies for these popular Internet sites.
年轻人越来越多地使用 MySpace 和 Facebook 等社交网站（SNS）与他人互动。SNS 的使用对个人既有积极影响，也有消极影响；然而，很少有研究确定经常访问这些互联网网站的人群类型。本研究旨在从人格特征和自尊水平预测年轻人使用 SNS 的情况和对 SNS 使用的成瘾倾向。年龄在 17 至 24 岁的大学生（N=201）报告了他们使用 SNS 的情况和对 SNS 使用的成瘾倾向，并完成了 NEO 五因素人格量表和库珀史密斯自尊量表。多元回归分析表明，作为一个群体，人格和自尊因素显著预测了 SNS 使用的水平和成瘾倾向，但并没有解释这两个结果测量中大量的差异。研究结果表明，外向和不认真的个体报告了更高水平的 SNS 使用和成瘾倾向。未来的研究应该尝试确定哪些其他社会心理特征可以解释年轻人对这些流行互联网网站的使用程度和成瘾倾向。
