Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Nepean Clinical School, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
J Clin Psychol. 2021 Jul;77(7):1666-1684. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23138. Epub 2021 Apr 10.
Childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is associated with various negative mental health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the association between CEA and problematic social networking site (SNS) use in a sample of Italian adolescents.
Using structural equation modeling, the study examined whether the relationship between CEA and problematic SNS use was sequentially mediated by self-other differentiation and uncertain reflective functioning in 1308 Italian adolescents (628 males, age range 13-19 years).
A history of CEA was positively associated with problematic SNS use. Furthermore, deficiencies in self-other differentiation and uncertain reflective functioning partially mediated the relationship between CEA and problematic SNS use.
The present study provides additional insight into the psychological dynamics underpinning problematic SNS use among adolescents. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
儿童期情感虐待（CEA）与各种负面心理健康结果有关。本研究旨在调查意大利青少年样本中，CEA 与社交网络问题使用之间的关联。
本研究采用结构方程模型，检验了 CEA 与社交网络问题使用之间的关系是否通过自我-他人分化和不确定的反思功能在 1308 名意大利青少年（628 名男性，年龄 13-19 岁）中依次进行中介。
有 CEA 史与社交网络问题使用呈正相关。此外，自我-他人分化和不确定的反思功能缺陷部分中介了 CEA 与社交网络问题使用之间的关系。
本研究为青少年社交网络问题使用的心理动态提供了更多的见解。讨论了这些发现的临床意义。
