Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, USA.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2023 Aug;26(8):640-647. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2022.0272. Epub 2023 Jun 22.
Through online social networks (OSNs), individuals establish and maintain social connections to satisfy their need to belong. Recent research suggests that taken too far, one's need to belong can increase envy and lead to maladaptive social media behavior aligned with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This study examines the role of two personality traits, one's intrinsic need to belong and trait reactance, on feelings of envy and the self-disclosure processes that lead to OCD on social networks. A sample of 354 U.S. adult users of Facebook completed a survey measuring individuals' need to belong, trait reactance, envy, self-disclosure, and OSN-OCD. Regression analyses reveal that need to belong and trait reactance both independently and interactively relate to envy, and that self-disclosure mediates the relationship between envy and OCD on social networks. Those with low trait reactance appear at the lowest risk of OSN-OCD no matter their need to belong. The highest risk profile for online OCD is found in those with both high trait reactance and high need to belong. Overall, our findings support further exploration of one's intrinsic need to belong and trait reactance as personality indicators of risk for OSN-OCD.
通过在线社交网络（OSN），个体建立和维持社会联系，以满足归属感的需求。最近的研究表明，过度追求归属感会增加嫉妒感，并导致与强迫症（OCD）一致的适应不良的社交媒体行为。本研究考察了两种人格特质——内在归属感需求和特质反应性——对嫉妒感的影响，以及导致社交网络上 OCD 的自我表露过程。一项针对 354 名美国脸书用户的调查，测量了个体的归属感需求、特质反应性、嫉妒感、自我表露和 OSN-OCD。回归分析显示，归属感需求和特质反应性都独立且交互地与嫉妒感相关，而自我表露则在嫉妒感与社交网络上 OCD 之间起到了中介作用。无论归属感需求如何，特质反应性较低的人患 OSN-OCD 的风险最低。特质反应性和归属感需求都较高的人，患线上 OCD 的风险最高。总的来说，我们的研究结果支持进一步探讨个体的内在归属感需求和特质反应性，作为 OSN-OCD 的风险人格指标。
