Drach Rae D, Orloff Natalia C, Hormes Julia M
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, United States.
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, United States; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States.
Addict Behav. 2021 Jan;112:106559. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106559. Epub 2020 Jul 21.
Correlational research suggests that emotion regulation deficits, which are known risk factors for substance addictions, may also play a role in the development of problem behaviors such as excessive or maladaptive use of social networking sites (SNS). This study sought to experimentally assess the hypothesized emotion regulatory function of SNS use. 139 undergraduates (53.2% female) were randomized to view brief movie clips known to reliably induce positive (37.4%), negative (29.5%), or neutral mood (33.1%) and then to browse a SNS (46.8%) or control website (53.2%). Mood and subjective urge to access SNS and the Internet were assessed before and after viewing the movie clips and browsing the websites. Participants meeting criteria for "moderate" levels of disordered SNS use self-reported significantly greater deficits in emotion regulation (p = .02, η = 0.14). Increases in positive and negative affect following the mood induction were associated with a decrease in subjective urge to access SNS (r = -0.22, p = .02, r = -0.28, p = .002, respectively). Time spent browsing SNS resulted in significantly greater increases in self-reported positive affect, compared to the control website (p = .001, η = 0.09). We replicate previous findings of greater emotion regulation deficits in individuals endorsing problematic SNS use. Increased positive and negative affect resulted in decreased urge to access SNS, suggesting that social networking may primarily serve to counter low-arousal emotions like boredom. Data provide initial experimental evidence to support the hypothesized emotion regulatory function of SNS, with SNS exposure resulting in increased positive affect. Findings suggest that interventions targeting problematic SNS use should incorporate strategies for improved emotion regulation.
相关性研究表明，情绪调节缺陷是物质成瘾的已知风险因素，可能也在问题行为的发展中起作用，比如过度或不适应地使用社交网站（SNS）。本研究旨在通过实验评估SNS使用的假设情绪调节功能。139名本科生（53.2%为女性）被随机分组，观看已知能可靠诱发积极情绪（37.4%）、消极情绪（29.5%）或中性情绪（33.1%）的简短电影片段，然后浏览社交网站（46.8%）或对照网站（53.2%）。在观看电影片段和浏览网站前后，对情绪以及访问SNS和互联网的主观冲动进行了评估。符合“中度”SNS使用障碍标准的参与者自我报告情绪调节缺陷明显更大（p = 0.02，η = 0.14）。情绪诱导后积极和消极情绪的增加与访问SNS的主观冲动减少相关（分别为r = -0.22，p = 0.02；r = -0.28，p = 0.002）。与对照网站相比，浏览SNS的时间导致自我报告的积极情绪显著增加（p = 0.001，η = 0.09）。我们重复了之前关于认可有问题的SNS使用的个体存在更大情绪调节缺陷的研究结果。积极和消极情绪的增加导致访问SNS的冲动减少，这表明社交网络可能主要用于对抗诸如无聊等低唤醒情绪。数据提供了初步的实验证据来支持SNS的假设情绪调节功能，接触SNS会导致积极情绪增加。研究结果表明，针对有问题的SNS使用的干预措施应纳入改善情绪调节的策略。
