Sharifi Bastan Farangis, Spada Marcantonio M, Khosravani Vahid, Samimi Ardestani Seyed Mehdi
Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Curr Psychol. 2022 May 6:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03158-z.
In the present study, we investigated the role of desire thinking in problematic social media use (PSMU) whilst accounting for negative affect, impulsivity, and thought suppression. A sample of individuals with PSMU (n = 350) who used social media at least 8 h daily was recruited. Participants completed measures of negative affect, impulsivity, thought suppression, craving, desire thinking, and PSMU. Results indicated that negative affect, impulsivity, and thought suppression had significant indirect effects on craving and PSMU through the significant mediating role of desire thinking. The present study shows that desire thinking is an underlying mechanism linking established variables associated with PSMU (negative affect, impulsivity, and thought suppression) to craving and PSMU. Focusing efforts on the interruption of desire thinking may be beneficial to support individuals in disengaging from PSMU.
在本研究中，我们在考虑负面影响、冲动性和思维抑制的同时，调查了欲望思维在问题性社交媒体使用（PSMU）中的作用。招募了一个每天至少使用社交媒体8小时的PSMU个体样本（n = 350）。参与者完成了负面影响、冲动性、思维抑制、渴望、欲望思维和PSMU的测量。结果表明，负面影响、冲动性和思维抑制通过欲望思维的显著中介作用，对渴望和PSMU有显著的间接影响。本研究表明，欲望思维是一种潜在机制，将与PSMU相关的既定变量（负面影响、冲动性和思维抑制）与渴望和PSMU联系起来。将努力集中于打断欲望思维可能有助于支持个体摆脱PSMU。
