Akbari Mehdi, Seydavi Mohammad, Jamshidi Shiva, Marino Claudia, Spada Marcantonio M
Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
Addict Behav. 2023 Apr;139:107603. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107603. Epub 2022 Dec 30.
Social networking sites are widespread worldwide, and Facebook is the leading platform in terms of the number of users, laying the ground for potential problematic use. However, problematic Facebook use does not occur for most users but only for a minority. Previous research has found an association between the Big-five personality traits and problematic Facebook use, but the direction of these associations remains controversial. We aimed to fill this gap in knowledge through a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 425 effect-sizes (78 studies) and 39,930 individuals (females = 33 % to 89 %; age range = 17 to 48 years). Extraversion and neuroticism were associated with higher daily and weekly hours spent on Facebook, while conscientiousness was negatively associated with higher daily hours and not weekly hours. However, when time spent on Facebook was assessed by validated questionnaires, different patterns of associations were observed. Except for the non-significant role of extraversion, the other personality traits were negatively associated with problematic Facebook use, while neuroticism was positively associated. When using different assessment tools was considered, extraversion remained non-significant, but different association patterns were observed. Moreover, for compensatory Facebook use, all personality traits were negatively associated with it, whereas neuroticism exhibited a positive association. Different patterns of associations in terms of strength and direction were observed depending on samples and measures characteristics; thus, definitive conclusions on the direction of the associations are impossible to draw at present. A more robust conceptualization and assessment of problematic Facebook use, as well as time spent on it, is required. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
社交网站在全球广泛存在，而脸书在用户数量方面是领先平台，为潜在的问题使用奠定了基础。然而，大多数脸书用户并不会出现问题使用情况，只有少数用户如此。先前的研究发现了大五人格特质与脸书问题使用之间的关联，但这些关联的方向仍存在争议。我们旨在通过一项系统综述和荟萃分析来填补这一知识空白，该分析涵盖425个效应量（78项研究）和39930名个体（女性占33%至89%；年龄范围为17至48岁）。外向性和神经质与在脸书上花费的每日和每周时长较高相关，而尽责性与每日时长较高呈负相关，与每周时长无关。然而，当通过经过验证的问卷来评估在脸书上花费的时间时，观察到了不同的关联模式。除了外向性的作用不显著外，其他人格特质与脸书问题使用呈负相关，而神经质呈正相关。当考虑使用不同的评估工具时，外向性仍然不显著，但观察到了不同的关联模式。此外，对于补偿性脸书使用，所有人格特质都与之呈负相关，而神经质则呈正相关。根据样本和测量特征观察到了在强度和方向方面不同的关联模式；因此，目前无法就这些关联的方向得出明确结论。需要对脸书问题使用及其花费的时间进行更稳健的概念化和评估。讨论了研究的意义、局限性和未来方向。
