Department of Health Sciences, Psychology and Psychiatry Unit, University of Florence, via di San Salvi 12, 50100 Florence, Italy.
Department of Health Sciences, Psychology and Psychiatry Unit, University of Florence, via di San Salvi 12, 50100 Florence, Italy.
Addict Behav. 2018 Jan;76:312-318. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.038. Epub 2017 Sep 1.
Building upon previous research establishing a positive association between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and problematic social networking use, the present study tests a model that explains how grandiose and vulnerable narcissists might develop Facebook (Fb) addiction symptoms through the need for admiration and the need to belong. A sample of 535 undergraduates (50.08% F; mean age 22.70±2.76years) completed measures of grandiose narcissism, vulnerable narcissism, Fb addiction symptoms, and two brief scales measuring the need for admiration and the need to belong. Results from structural equation modelling show that the association between grandiose narcissism and Fb addiction levels was completely mediated by the need for admiration and the need to belong. On the other hand, vulnerable narcissism was not found to be associated either directly or indirectly with Fb addiction levels. The variables in the model accounted for 30% of the variance in Fb addiction levels. The present study represents a step toward a better understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying the link between grandiose narcissism and problematic Fb use.
在先前的研究基础上，本研究进一步证实，浮夸型和脆弱型自恋与社交网络使用问题之间存在正相关，本研究检验了一个模型，该模型解释了浮夸型和脆弱型自恋者如何通过对赞赏的需求和归属感的需求发展出 Facebook（Fb）成瘾症状。本研究对 535 名本科生（50.08%女性；平均年龄 22.70±2.76 岁）进行了测试，这些学生完成了浮夸型自恋、脆弱型自恋、Fb 成瘾症状以及两个衡量对赞赏的需求和归属感的简短量表的测试。结构方程模型的结果表明，浮夸型自恋与 Fb 成瘾水平之间的关联完全是通过对赞赏的需求和归属感来介导的。另一方面，脆弱型自恋与 Fb 成瘾水平既没有直接联系，也没有间接联系。该模型中的变量解释了 Fb 成瘾水平 30%的方差。本研究是朝着更好地理解浮夸型自恋与 Fb 使用问题之间联系的心理机制迈出的一步。
