Obrenovic Bojan, Godinic Danijela, Du Gang, Khudaykulov Akmal, Gan Hui
Zagreb School of Economics and Management, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
School of Business and Management, Q University, Almaty 050026, Kazakhstan.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Jul 27;14(8):648. doi: 10.3390/bs14080648.
The empirical study aimed to explore the relationships among social media exposure, job stress, anxiety, and identity disturbance in a nonclinical setting in the COVID-19 pandemic context. An online questionnaire was administered to 282 participants in the United States of America (USA) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study utilized a two-step Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach consisting of both measurement model and structural model testing. Relationships between the model variables of social media exposure, identity disturbance, anxiety, and job stress were analyzed using standardized beta coefficients, standard errors, t-values, and -values. The results indicate that both social media exposure and job stress are associated with increased anxiety levels, which, in turn, influence identity disturbance. Moreover, there is a moderating effect of job stress on the relationship between social media exposure and anxiety, as well as the mediating effect of anxiety on the relationship between social media exposure and identity disturbance. The findings are valuable for organizations and can be used to develop programs aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of social media exposure on mental health. Prioritizing employee mental health through awareness and support initiatives is paramount, especially for those facing high stress and extensive social media use.
这项实证研究旨在探讨在新冠疫情背景下的非临床环境中，社交媒体接触、工作压力、焦虑和身份认同障碍之间的关系。在新冠疫情期间，对美国的282名参与者进行了在线问卷调查。该研究采用了两步结构方程建模（SEM）方法，包括测量模型和结构模型测试。使用标准化贝塔系数、标准误差、t值和p值分析了社交媒体接触、身份认同障碍、焦虑和工作压力等模型变量之间的关系。结果表明，社交媒体接触和工作压力都与焦虑水平的增加有关，而焦虑水平又反过来影响身份认同障碍。此外，工作压力对社交媒体接触与焦虑之间的关系具有调节作用，焦虑对社交媒体接触与身份认同障碍之间的关系具有中介作用。这些发现对组织具有重要价值，可用于制定旨在减轻社交媒体接触对心理健康的不利影响的计划。通过提高认识和支持举措来优先考虑员工心理健康至关重要，尤其是对于那些面临高压力和大量使用社交媒体的员工。
