Świątek Agata Hiacynta, Szcześniak Małgorzata, Aleksandrowicz Blanka, Zaczkowska Daria, Wawer Weronika, Ścisłowska Małgorzata
Institute of Psychology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Jan 24;16:211-222. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S389806. eCollection 2023.
Excessive social media consumption leads to addiction and affects mental health. It is a phenomenon that is difficult to avoid. Previous research on the effects of excessive Internet use shows that people who engage in social media (SM) without restraint experience over-involvement, over-disclosure, technostress, and social media fatigue (SMF). SMF, conceptualized as an emotional and cognitive feeling of being overwhelmed, manifests itself in mindless browsing of content, limiting the amount of time spent on SM, or quitting SM altogether. Self-control, although present in the technology addiction literature and psychology research, has been rarely described in relation to both excessive SM use and SMF. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to verify whether there is a direct relationship between problematic smartphone use and SMF, and whether this association is mediated by self-control.
The study included 210 respondents ( = 25.85, = 9.84) living in different Polish cities. The survey was conducted online, and the respondents consented to participate in the study. They completed the following measures: the Mobile Phone Problematic Use, the Self-Control Scale, the Social Media Fatigue Scale, and a brief questionnaire with socio-demographic data.
Statistical analysis was performed to verify the relationship between problematic mobile phone use, level of self-control, and SMF. The outcomes indicate that there are significant interrelationships between the three studied variables. The association between problematic smartphone use and SMF is mediated by self-control.
A lack of impulse-inhibition skills, such as compulsive checking of notifications, can be a significant factor in SM exhaustion, fatigue, or frustration. SMF can also be understood as a natural defensive response, triggered in situations where individuals are overwhelmed, when the self-control is insufficient to stop the compulsion to use SM, and the use of a smartphone for this purpose is excessively engaging.
过度使用社交媒体会导致成瘾并影响心理健康。这是一种难以避免的现象。先前关于过度使用互联网影响的研究表明，无节制使用社交媒体（SM）的人会经历过度参与、过度披露、技术压力和社交媒体疲劳（SMF）。SMF被概念化为一种不堪重负的情绪和认知感受，表现为无目的地浏览内容、限制在SM上花费的时间，或完全停止使用SM。自我控制虽然在技术成瘾文献和心理学研究中有所提及，但很少与过度使用SM和SMF相关联进行描述。因此，本研究的主要目的是验证问题智能手机使用与SMF之间是否存在直接关系，以及这种关联是否由自我控制介导。
该研究纳入了210名居住在波兰不同城市的受访者（平均年龄=25.85岁，标准差=9.84）。调查通过在线方式进行，受访者同意参与研究。他们完成了以下测量：手机问题使用量表、自我控制量表、社交媒体疲劳量表，以及一份包含社会人口统计学数据的简短问卷。
进行统计分析以验证问题手机使用、自我控制水平和SMF之间的关系。结果表明，三个研究变量之间存在显著的相互关系。问题智能手机使用与SMF之间的关联由自我控制介导。
缺乏冲动抑制技能，如强迫性查看通知，可能是导致SM疲惫、疲劳或沮丧的一个重要因素。SMF也可被理解为一种自然的防御反应，在个体不堪重负、自我控制不足以阻止使用SM的冲动且为此目的过度使用智能手机的情况下触发。
