Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
General Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
BMC Res Notes. 2024 Jul 5;17(1):189. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06833-5.
In the present work we investigate how individual differences in at least occasionally using distinct social media platforms is linked to social networks use disorder (SNUD) tendencies. A final sample of n = 2200 participants filled in the AICA-C-9 measure to get insights into individual differences in overuse of social media and participants also indicated which platforms they used at least once a month.
The analysis revealed a robust positive association between number of at least occasionally used social media apps and SNUD tendencies (r = .44, p < .001). Further, platforms differed in terms of their "addictive potential", if one takes associations between frequency of distinct platforms use and SNUD tendencies as a proxy for this (and of course the actual descriptive statistics of the SNUD scale for the (non-)frequent user groups of the different platforms). In this regard, at least occasionally using some platforms (here Tumblr, Twitter and TikTok) was associated with highest SNUD tendencies. Moreover, largest differences in terms of effect sizes between the occasional and non-occasional user groups regarding SNUD scores could be observed for Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok. The present work bases on data from a larger project investigating associations between SNUD and tobacco use disorder.
在本研究中，我们探讨了个体偶尔使用不同社交媒体平台的差异与社交媒体使用障碍（SNUD）倾向之间的关系。最终样本量为 2200 名参与者填写了 AICA-C-9 量表，以了解社交媒体过度使用的个体差异，参与者还指出了他们至少每月使用一次的平台。
分析显示，偶尔使用的社交媒体应用程序数量与 SNUD 倾向之间存在显著正相关（r=0.44，p<.001）。此外，不同平台在“成瘾潜力”方面存在差异，如果将不同平台使用频率与 SNUD 倾向之间的关联作为替代指标（当然，对于不同平台的不同使用频率群组，SNUD 量表的实际描述性统计数据也是如此）。在这方面，偶尔使用某些平台（这里是 Tumblr、Twitter 和 TikTok）与最高的 SNUD 倾向相关。此外，关于 SNUD 评分，在偶尔用户组和非偶尔用户组之间，Instagram、WhatsApp 和 TikTok 的效应大小差异最大。本研究基于一项更大规模的研究项目的数据，该项目调查了 SNUD 与烟草使用障碍之间的关联。
