Huang Jiayu, Zhao Yunxin, Tang Yuan, Zhang Hui
School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, P.R. China.
J Genet Psychol. 2023 Sep-Oct;184(5):372-383. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2023.2209885. Epub 2023 May 11.
Although previous studies have confirmed the influence of neuroticism on problematic mobile social media use, mechanisms underlying this relation have not been well-understood. The present study investigated the mediating effect of self-control, as well as the moderating role of family socioeconomic status (FSES). A total of 1146 adolescents' data ( = 16.11, = 0.97, 498 boys) were collected. Participants completed questionnaires about neuroticism, self-control, problematic mobile social media use, and FSES. The moderated mediation analysis showed that self-control mediated the positive association between neuroticism and problematic mobile social media use. In addition, FSES moderated the negative relation between self-control and problematic mobile social media use. Specifically, compared with adolescents in low FSES, the association between self-control and problematic mobile social media use was stronger for adolescents in high FSES. This study advanced our understanding of the development of problematic mobile social media use by revealing the potential mechanism between adolescent neuroticism and problematic mobile social media use.
尽管先前的研究已经证实了神经质对问题性移动社交媒体使用的影响，但这种关系背后的机制尚未得到很好的理解。本研究调查了自我控制的中介作用以及家庭社会经济地位（FSES）的调节作用。总共收集了1146名青少年的数据（年龄均值=16.11，标准差=0.97，498名男孩）。参与者完成了关于神经质、自我控制、问题性移动社交媒体使用和FSES的问卷。调节中介分析表明，自我控制中介了神经质与问题性移动社交媒体使用之间的正相关关系。此外，FSES调节了自我控制与问题性移动社交媒体使用之间的负相关关系。具体而言，与低FSES的青少年相比，高FSES的青少年中自我控制与问题性移动社交媒体使用之间的关联更强。本研究通过揭示青少年神经质与问题性移动社交媒体使用之间的潜在机制，增进了我们对问题性移动社交媒体使用发展的理解。
