Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Aleje Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 8;20(4):2969. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042969.
Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms. As well as facilitating contact and the exchange of information, the use of Facebook can lead to problematic Facebook use (PFU) among a small number of users. Previous studies have shown the relationship between PFU and early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). Additionally, previous studies have reported associations between PFU and perceived stress and between EMSs and perceived stress. Consequently, the main aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between PFU and EMSs and the role of perceived stress as a mediator of this relationship. The study comprised 993 Facebook users (505 female, M = 27.38 years, SD = 4.79, aged from 18 to 35 years). PFU was assessed using the eight-item Facebook Intrusion Scale, perceived stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Questionnaire, and EMSs were assessed using the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-S3). The results suggested that insufficient self-control/self-discipline, approval seeking, dependence/incompetence, enmeshment, and entitlement/grandiosity schemas were positively associated with PFU. There was also a negative relationship between PFU and EMSs, such as social isolation/alienation and defectiveness/shame schemas. The findings showed that PFU was positively associated with external stress. Additionally, external stress had an indirect effect in the relationship between mistrust/abuse and PFU, failure to achieve and PFU, and self-punitiveness and PFU. These results contribute to a better understanding of PFU development mechanisms associated with early maladaptive schemas and perceived stress. Additionally, knowing the EMSs associated with PFU and perceived stress might improve the therapeutic interventions and prevention of this problematic behavior.
脸书是最受欢迎的社交媒体平台之一。除了促进联系和信息交流外，脸书的使用也会导致少数用户出现问题性使用（PFU）。先前的研究表明，PFU 与早期适应不良模式（EMS）之间存在关联。此外，先前的研究报告了 PFU 与感知压力之间的关联，以及 EMS 与感知压力之间的关联。因此，本研究的主要目的是探讨 PFU 与 EMS 之间的关系，以及感知压力作为这种关系的中介变量的作用。该研究包括 993 名脸书用户（505 名女性，M = 27.38 岁，SD = 4.79，年龄在 18 至 35 岁之间）。使用八项脸书入侵量表评估 PFU，使用感知压力问卷评估感知压力，使用 Young 模式问卷（YSQ-S3）评估 EMS。结果表明，自我控制/自律不足、寻求认可、依赖/无能、纠缠和应得/自大模式与 PFU 呈正相关。PFU 与社交孤立/疏远和缺陷/羞耻模式等 EMS 之间也存在负相关。研究结果表明，PFU 与外部压力呈正相关。此外，外部压力在不信任/滥用与 PFU、未能实现与 PFU 以及自我惩罚与 PFU 之间的关系中具有间接影响。这些结果有助于更好地理解与早期适应不良模式和感知压力相关的 PFU 发展机制。此外，了解与 PFU 和感知压力相关的 EMS 可能会改善对这种问题行为的治疗干预和预防。
