Parent Mike C, Gobble Teresa D, Rochlen Aaron
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin.
Psychol Men Masc. 2019 Jul;20(3):277-287. doi: 10.1037/men0000156. Epub 2018 Apr 23.
Social media/social networks (SM/SNs), while ubiquitous in their use, have not been well integrated into psychological theory or practice. Most research addressing SM/SNs has examined frequency and modality of SM/SN use, rather than the valence of online interactions or potential mental health consequences of use. Further, SM/SN use has also not been well integrated with relevant paradigms from the psychology of men and masculinities paradigms. The present study contributes to both of these research need areas by testing the associations among SM/SN use, toxic masculinity, positive or negative SM/SN interactions, and depression among a sample of 402 men. Results of a structural equation modeling analysis indicated that SM/SN use and toxic masculinity were associated with depression. Positive and negative SM/SN interactions mediated the relationship between SM/SN use and depression indicators, and negative SM/SN interactions mediated the relationship between toxic masculinity and depression. Implications for future research directions and for working with men who use SM/SNs are discussed.
社交媒体/社交网络（SM/SNs）虽然使用广泛，但尚未很好地融入心理学理论或实践中。大多数针对SM/SNs的研究考察的是SM/SN使用的频率和方式，而非在线互动的效价或使用对心理健康的潜在影响。此外，SM/SN的使用也未与男性心理学和男性气质范式中的相关范例很好地结合。本研究通过测试402名男性样本中SM/SN使用、有毒男性气质、积极或消极的SM/SN互动与抑郁之间的关联，为这两个研究需求领域做出了贡献。结构方程模型分析结果表明，SM/SN使用和有毒男性气质与抑郁有关。积极和消极的SM/SN互动介导了SM/SN使用与抑郁指标之间的关系，消极的SM/SN互动介导了有毒男性气质与抑郁之间的关系。本文还讨论了对未来研究方向以及与使用SM/SNs的男性开展工作的启示。
