Fang Jie, Wang Xingchao, Wen Zhonglin, Zhou Jianfeng
Department of Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, No. 21 Luntou Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510320, China.
School of Educational Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Xiaodian District, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Addict Behav. 2020 Aug;107:106430. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106430. Epub 2020 Apr 7.
Recent research has identified some risk factors for phubbing behavior. However, scarce research has examined the potential influence of emotional support from social media on phubbing behavior, and little is known regarding the mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship. The present study examined the predictive role of emotional support from social media on phubbing behavior among college students and investigated whether fear of missing out and problematic social media use both mediated the relationship between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior. A sample of 501 Chinese college students (aged 17-23, M = 19.6 years, SD = 1.24) completed questionnaires regarding emotional support from social media, fear of missing out, problematic social media use, and phubbing behavior. The results indicated that (a) emotional support from social media was positively associated with phubbing behavior; (b) both fear of missing out and problematic social media use mediated the relationship between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior; and (c) fear of missing out and problematic social media use sequentially mediated the relationship between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior. These findings have important implications for the prevention and intervention of phubbing behavior among college students.
近期研究已确定了一些低头族行为的风险因素。然而，鲜有研究探讨社交媒体的情感支持对低头族行为的潜在影响，对于这种关系背后的中介机制也知之甚少。本研究考察了社交媒体的情感支持对大学生低头族行为的预测作用，并调查了错失恐惧和问题性社交媒体使用是否在社交媒体的情感支持与低头族行为之间的关系中起中介作用。501名中国大学生（年龄在17 - 23岁之间，M = 19.6岁，SD = 1.24）完成了关于社交媒体的情感支持、错失恐惧、问题性社交媒体使用和低头族行为的问卷调查。结果表明：（a）社交媒体的情感支持与低头族行为呈正相关；（b）错失恐惧和问题性社交媒体使用均在社交媒体的情感支持与低头族行为之间的关系中起中介作用；（c）错失恐惧和问题性社交媒体使用依次在社交媒体的情感支持与低头族行为之间的关系中起中介作用。这些发现对大学生低头族行为的预防和干预具有重要意义。
