Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia
Апстракт
The popularity of social networking sites (SNS) changed to a great extent not only media environment, but also everyday life activities of modern humans. Despite their obvious benefits in terms of communication, there is evidence of addictive tendencies in SNS use. The study examined psychological and socio-demographic predictors of these addictive tendencies in Serbian SNS users drawn from a representative sample (N = 2014), having in mind that Serbia has Facebook penetration rate over European average. Results indicate a low incidence of self-reported addictive tendencies, with some individual differences worth addressing. We developed and tested exhaustive model that included three sets of predictors (socio-demographic, psychological and exposure to traditional media), as well as restrictive models that systematically excluded group by group. Path analysis revealed that psychological traits were stronger predictors than socio-demographic ones: people with lower self-esteem, lower ge...neral self-efficacy and higher introversion were more likely to report addictive SNS use. Although our results in general support the so called "social compensation hypothesis", it can be due to the focus on addictive tendencies instead of other indicators of SNS use.
Кључне речи:
Traditional media exposure / Self-esteem / Self-efficacy / Path analysis / Extraversion / Addictive tendencies in SNS useИзвор:
Computers in Human Behavior, 2014, 32, 229-234Издавач:
- Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.018
ISSN: 0747-5632
WoS: 000331854500026
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84892164482
Институција/група
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Milošević-Đorđević, Jasna AU - Žeželj, Iris PY - 2014 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1795 AB - The popularity of social networking sites (SNS) changed to a great extent not only media environment, but also everyday life activities of modern humans. Despite their obvious benefits in terms of communication, there is evidence of addictive tendencies in SNS use. The study examined psychological and socio-demographic predictors of these addictive tendencies in Serbian SNS users drawn from a representative sample (N = 2014), having in mind that Serbia has Facebook penetration rate over European average. Results indicate a low incidence of self-reported addictive tendencies, with some individual differences worth addressing. We developed and tested exhaustive model that included three sets of predictors (socio-demographic, psychological and exposure to traditional media), as well as restrictive models that systematically excluded group by group. Path analysis revealed that psychological traits were stronger predictors than socio-demographic ones: people with lower self-esteem, lower general self-efficacy and higher introversion were more likely to report addictive SNS use. Although our results in general support the so called "social compensation hypothesis", it can be due to the focus on addictive tendencies instead of other indicators of SNS use. PB - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford T2 - Computers in Human Behavior T1 - Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia EP - 234 SP - 229 VL - 32 DO - 10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.018 ER -
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Milošević-Đorđević, J.,& Žeželj, I.. (2014). Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia. in Computers in Human Behavior Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford., 32, 229-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.018
Milošević-Đorđević J, Žeželj I. Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia. in Computers in Human Behavior. 2014;32:229-234. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.018 .
Milošević-Đorđević, Jasna, Žeželj, Iris, "Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia" in Computers in Human Behavior, 32 (2014):229-234, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.018 . .