Li Bi, Zhang Kaihui, Wu Yan, Hao Zhifeng
Laboratory for Language Engineering and Computing, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China.
School of Business, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jun 22;13:905971. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.905971. eCollection 2022.
The adverse effects of life stress on social networking sites addiction are increasingly recognized, but so far there is little evidence on how and which specific types of life stress are conducive to the addictive behavior. Interpersonal relationship stress being the main source of stress for undergraduates, the purpose of the current paper is thus to delve into whether perceived stress in interpersonal relationships significantly leads to WeChat addiction and, if so, how this type of stress drives the excessive use of WeChat. The data was collected from self-report questionnaires completed by 463 Chinese undergraduate students and then analyzed with structural equation modeling. The results revealed that the positive association between WeChat users' interpersonal relationship stress and addictive behavior is fully and sequentially mediated by WeChat use intensity and social interaction. More specifically, accumulation of stress in interpersonal relationships gives rise to the intensity of WeChat use, which in turn fuels rising addiction to WeChat both directly and indirectly via social interaction on WeChat. These findings contribute to a more refined understanding of the pathological use of WeChat.
生活压力对社交网站成瘾的负面影响日益受到认可，但迄今为止，关于生活压力如何以及哪些特定类型的生活压力会导致成瘾行为的证据很少。人际关系压力是大学生压力的主要来源，因此，本文的目的是深入探讨人际关系中的感知压力是否会显著导致微信成瘾，如果是，这种压力如何驱动微信的过度使用。数据来自463名中国本科生填写的自我报告问卷，然后用结构方程模型进行分析。结果表明，微信用户人际关系压力与成瘾行为之间的正相关关系完全且依次由微信使用强度和社交互动介导。更具体地说，人际关系中的压力积累导致微信使用强度增加，这反过来又通过微信上的社交互动直接和间接地加剧了对微信的成瘾。这些发现有助于更精确地理解微信的病态使用。
