Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Massenbergstr. 9-13, 44787 Bochum, Germany.
Department of Social Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
Psychiatry Res. 2019 Jun;276:167-174. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.014. Epub 2019 May 9.
The present study investigated the links between daily stress, social support, Facebook use, and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD). Two varieties of social support were considered, according to the communication channel: offline and online. In a sample of 309 Facebook users (age: M(SD) = 23.76(4.06), range: 18-56), daily stress was positively related to the intensity of Facebook use and to tendencies towards Facebook addiction. The link between daily stress and intensity of Facebook use was negatively moderated by perceived offline social support, indicating that individuals who received low levels of support offline were particularly likely to increase their Facebook use at higher levels of daily stress. Perceived online social support partly mediated the positive relationship between Facebook use intensity and tendencies towards FAD. It is remarkable that Facebook use intensity is systematically related to both positive (i.e., receiving online social support) and negative (i.e., building up FAD) consequences. Thereby, individuals who receive high levels of social support online tend to be at risk for tendencies towards FAD. Thus, while offline social support might protect mental health, online support might influence it negatively. This should be considered when assessing individuals at risk for obsessive Facebook use and when planning interventions to deal with FAD.
本研究调查了日常压力、社会支持、Facebook 使用与 Facebook 成瘾障碍（FAD）之间的联系。根据沟通渠道，考虑了两种类型的社会支持：线下和线上。在一个由 309 名 Facebook 用户组成的样本中（年龄：M（SD）= 23.76（4.06），范围：18-56），日常压力与 Facebook 使用的强度和对 Facebook 成瘾的倾向呈正相关。感知到的线下社会支持对日常压力与 Facebook 使用强度之间的关系起负向调节作用，这表明线下获得低水平支持的个体在日常压力较高时特别可能增加他们的 Facebook 使用。感知到的线上社会支持部分中介了 Facebook 使用强度与 FAD 倾向之间的正相关关系。值得注意的是，Facebook 使用强度与积极（即接受在线社会支持）和消极（即建立 FAD）后果都有系统的关联。因此，在线上获得高水平社会支持的个体更有可能倾向于 FAD。因此，虽然线下社会支持可能会保护心理健康，但线上支持可能会产生负面影响。在评估有强迫性 Facebook 使用风险的个体和规划应对 FAD 的干预措施时，应考虑到这一点。
