TY - JOUR
T1 - Problematic social networking sites use and online social anxiety
T2 - The role of attachment, emotion dysregulation and motives
AU - Marino, Claudia
AU - Manari, Tommaso
AU - Vieno, Alessio
AU - Imperato, Chiara
AU - Spada, Marcantonio M.
AU - Franceschini, Christian
AU - Musetti, Alessandro
PY - 2022/12/5
Y1 - 2022/12/5
N2 - Problematic Social Networking Sites Use (PSNSU) and social anxiety are associated. SNSs users may develop online social anxiety that may become a standalone problem. The present study aims to test the mediating role of emotion dysregulation and motives (coping, conformity, social, and enhancement) between attachment (anxiety and avoidance) and two outcomes (PSNSU and online social anxiety) in an integrated theory-driven model. Self-report questionnaires were completed by 756 SNSs users (50.4 % females; mean age = 28.74 years, SD = 8.00). Results of the path analysis supported the partial mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the association between attachment anxiety and both the outcomes and the serial mediating role via four and three motives in the association with PSNSU and online social anxiety, respectively. This study highlighted the role of several relational, emotional, and motivational factors that should be taken into account to tackle PSNSU and online social anxiety through clinical and prevention interventions.
AB - Problematic Social Networking Sites Use (PSNSU) and social anxiety are associated. SNSs users may develop online social anxiety that may become a standalone problem. The present study aims to test the mediating role of emotion dysregulation and motives (coping, conformity, social, and enhancement) between attachment (anxiety and avoidance) and two outcomes (PSNSU and online social anxiety) in an integrated theory-driven model. Self-report questionnaires were completed by 756 SNSs users (50.4 % females; mean age = 28.74 years, SD = 8.00). Results of the path analysis supported the partial mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the association between attachment anxiety and both the outcomes and the serial mediating role via four and three motives in the association with PSNSU and online social anxiety, respectively. This study highlighted the role of several relational, emotional, and motivational factors that should be taken into account to tackle PSNSU and online social anxiety through clinical and prevention interventions.
KW - Attachment
KW - Emotion dysregulation
KW - Motives
KW - Problematic social networking sites use
KW - Social anxiety
U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107572
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107572
M3 - Article
C2 - 36502744
AN - SCOPUS:85144597331
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 138
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
M1 - 107572
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