Relationship between Materialism and Social Networking Site Addiction among Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model.

IF 2.2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2023.2198685

Jingyu Geng, Hongxia Wang, Ling Bao, Jing Wang, Xinyi Wei, Biao Li, Li Lei

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Abstract

Materialism has been consistently linked to Internet-related addictions, including compulsive online shopping, problematic online gaming, and excessive smartphone use; however, the relationship between materialism and social networking site (SNS) addiction has remained unclear. Thus, this study aims to examine the association between materialism and SNS addiction and investigate the mediating effect of fatalism and moderating effect of self-concept clarity in this relationship among 703 Chinese adolescents. Materialism was significantly positively associated with SNS addiction in adolescents, and fatalism partially mediated this association. Moreover, self-concept clarity moderated the direct and indirect relationships between materialism and SNS addiction. Specifically, for adolescents with low (versus high) self-concept clarity, those who also had high levels of materialism were more likely to develop fatalistic beliefs and showed further symptoms of SNS addiction. This study's findings imply that decreasing materialism and fatalism and developing self-concept clarity might be effective interventions for reducing SNS addiction among adolescents.

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青少年社交网站成瘾与物质主义的关系:一个有调节的中介模型

物质主义一直与网络成瘾有关，包括强迫性网上购物、有问题的在线游戏和过度使用智能手机;然而，物质主义与社交网站成瘾之间的关系尚不清楚。因此，本研究旨在探讨703名中国青少年的物质主义与社交网络成瘾之间的关系，并探讨宿命论在这一关系中的中介作用和自我概念清晰度的调节作用。物质主义与青少年社交网络成瘾显著正相关，宿命论在其中起部分中介作用。此外，自我概念清晰调节了物质主义与社交网络成瘾之间的直接和间接关系。具体来说，对于自我概念清晰度低(相对于高)的青少年来说，那些同样具有高水平物质主义的人更有可能发展宿命论信仰，并表现出进一步的社交网络成瘾症状。本研究结果提示，减少物质主义和宿命论，提高自我概念清晰度可能是减少青少年社交网络成瘾的有效干预措施。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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