Renmin University of China.
J Psychol. 2023;157(4):252-272. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2023.2198685. Epub 2023 Apr 17.
Materialism has been consistently linked to Internet-related addictions, including compulsive online shopping, problematic online gaming, and excessive smartphone use; however, the relationship between materialism and social networking site (SNS) addiction has remained unclear. Thus, this study aims to examine the association between materialism and SNS addiction and investigate the mediating effect of fatalism and moderating effect of self-concept clarity in this relationship among 703 Chinese adolescents. Materialism was significantly positively associated with SNS addiction in adolescents, and fatalism partially mediated this association. Moreover, self-concept clarity moderated the direct and indirect relationships between materialism and SNS addiction. Specifically, for adolescents with low (versus high) self-concept clarity, those who also had high levels of materialism were more likely to develop fatalistic beliefs and showed further symptoms of SNS addiction. This study's findings imply that decreasing materialism and fatalism and developing self-concept clarity might be effective interventions for reducing SNS addiction among adolescents.
物质主义一直与互联网相关的成瘾行为有关，包括强迫性网上购物、问题性网络游戏和过度使用智能手机；然而，物质主义和社交网站（SNS）成瘾之间的关系仍不清楚。因此，本研究旨在检验物质主义与 SNS 成瘾之间的关系，并探讨宿命论在其中的中介作用，以及自我概念清晰度在这种关系中的调节作用，共纳入 703 名中国青少年。研究发现，物质主义与青少年的 SNS 成瘾呈显著正相关，宿命论在其中起部分中介作用。此外，自我概念清晰度调节了物质主义与 SNS 成瘾之间的直接和间接关系。具体来说，对于自我概念清晰度较低（而非较高）的青少年来说，那些物质主义水平较高的青少年更容易产生宿命论信念，并表现出进一步的 SNS 成瘾症状。本研究结果表明，减少物质主义和宿命论，以及培养自我概念清晰度可能是减少青少年 SNS 成瘾的有效干预措施。
