Checking in to Check out? The Effect of Boredom on Craving, Behavioural Inhibition and Social Networking Site Use
Janelle Kolas,
Adrian von Mühlenen
Abstract:Mood modification is widely considered a motive of social networking site (SNS) use, especially among problematic users, but few empirical studies on this topic have been published. The present study aims to investigate the impacts of boredom on craving, behavioural inhibition and SNS usage for users at greater and lesser risk of “addiction”. One hundred fourteen undergraduate students (85.09% female) were presented with either a boredom-inducing or control manipulation in this experiment. Following this mood … Show more
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