Department of Psychology, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Psychiatry, Near East University Faculty of Medicine, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Psychiatry Res. 2020 Feb;284:112673. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112673. Epub 2019 Nov 1.
With the widespread use of the internet today, many studies have been conducted regarding the use of social networking sites (SNS). Despite the growing literature on the effects of SNS on human life, there are limited successful therapeutic interventions for SNS addiction. Our study aimed to elucidate the potential role of emotion recognition in the development of SNS addiction and to propose novel strategies for alleviating problems emerging from SNS addiction. A total of 337 individuals participated in the study. A sociodemographic data form, the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), and the Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) were administered. The results revealed the presence of emotion recognition deficits among individuals with SNS addiction, relative to non-addicts. RMET positive and negative scores were associated with SNS addiction in a negative direction. Additionally, RMET negative scores predicted SNS addiction. Our findings indicate a possible link between SNS addiction and emotion recognition, which might serve as a crucial target in novel treatment strategies.
如今互联网广泛应用，许多研究都针对社交网站（SNS）的使用进行了探讨。尽管关于 SNS 对人类生活影响的文献越来越多，但针对 SNS 成瘾的成功治疗干预措施却有限。我们的研究旨在阐明情绪识别在 SNS 成瘾发展中的潜在作用，并提出缓解 SNS 成瘾所引发问题的新策略。共有 337 人参与了这项研究。他们填写了一份社会人口统计学数据表格、接受了“读脸识心测验”（RMET）和“社交媒体成瘾量表”（SMAS）的测试。结果表明，与非成瘾者相比，SNS 成瘾者存在情绪识别缺陷。RMET 的正、负得分与 SNS 成瘾呈负相关。此外，RMET 的负得分可以预测 SNS 成瘾。我们的研究结果表明，SNS 成瘾与情绪识别之间可能存在关联，这可能成为新的治疗策略中的一个关键目标。
