Common Predictive Factors of Social Media Addiction and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Female College Students: State Anxiety and the Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility/Sustained Attention

He, Zhonghua; Ming-de, LI; Liu, Chanjun; Ma, Xiaoyue

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647126

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“…Additionally to the aforementioned theoretical framework, empirical studies have shown that social media addiction predicts phubbing (Chi et al, 2022 ; Rahman et al, 2022 ; Xu et al, 2022 ). Studies also have found a relationship between social media addiction, phubbing, and cognitive flexibility (Gupta & Saha, 2020 ; He et al, 2022 ; Rachman, 2021 ). We propose a new model based on theoretical and empirical evidence, which examines both the mediator and moderator effects of cognitive flexibility in examining the relationship between social media addiction and phubbing in the present study.…”

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“…In addition, cognitive flexibility enhances the ability of individuals to adapt their behavior in accordance with situational factors, which facilitates appropriate behavioral responses (Martin & Rubin, 1995 ). The ability to gain this flexibility can reduce the risk of behavioral problems (e.g., social media addiction) (He et al, 2022 ; Sagar, 2021 ). The study has been carried out with young adults who are considered to be more at risk for behavioral problems (Blacher & McIntyre, 2006 ).…”

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Mediating and moderating effects of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between social media addiction and phubbing

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Presently, social media is widely used worldwide among different populations. Therefore, phubbing rapidly became a popular phenomenon in our daily life. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism and interaction between social media use and phubbing. Therefore, this research examines the mediating and moderating role of cognitive flexibility in the association between social media addiction and phubbing. Participants were 385 university students (280 females) studying at a state university in eastern Turkey and completed the self-reported measures of cognitive flexibility, social media addiction, and phubbing. The results showed that cognitive flexibility mediated and moderated the effect of social media addiction on phubbing. These findings may contribute to the discussion around the psychological consequences of using social media alongside increasing awareness about factors affecting and explaining the association between social media use and phubbing, which have important implications for research and practice.

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“…For example, attention deficit among college students significantly and positively predicted the severity of social media addiction ( 47 , 48 ). Cognitive flexibility and sustained attention have been significantly and negatively associated with social media addiction in college women ( 49 ). Moreover, attention control deficits have become a risk marker for the anxiety onset and persistence ( 50 , 51 ).…”

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The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

Chang

Meng

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Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated social media addiction (SMA), making it urgent to find effective interventions for social media addiction. Evidence has shown that mindfulness might be an effective intervention for social media addiction. However, psychological mechanisms by which mindfulness reduce social media use remain unclear. Here, we further addressed this issue to examine whether attentional control and fear of missing out (FOMO) mediate the relationship between mindfulness and SMA.MethodsWe recruited 446 college students from two universities in China and analyzed the data.ResultsThe results suggest that there are mediation effects of attentional control and FOMO between mindfulness and SMA through 3 paths: path 1, mindfulness → attention control → SMA (−0.04); path 2, mindfulness → FOMO → SMA (−0.22); and path 3, mindfulness → attention control → FOMO → SMA (−0.05).DiscussionTherefore, mindfulness-based interventions may be an effective way to alleviate social media addiction, especially mindfulness-based interventions targeting FOMO. At the end of the article, we also discussed the limitations of this study.

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“…This can lead to behavioral and psychological concerns and adversely affect an individual's mental, social, and emotional well-being [9]. Studies show that, among teenagers who use social media, around 12% exhibit signs of social media addiction [10]. This addiction may affect various aspects of life.…”

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Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Their Association with Social Media Addiction among Youths

Mushtaq,

Ashraf,

Hameed

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Nutrients

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Eating disorders and excessive attachment to social media are a matter of great concern among youths. This study assessed the prevalence of eating disorders and their association with social media addiction among youths. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 participants aged 14–25 years. Two pre-validated tools were used, i.e., the Eating Attitude Test and the Social Networking Addiction Scale. SPSS was used to analyze the data. Out of the 350 students, 42% had probable eating disorders, and 41.7% had social media addictions. The findings revealed that the chances of having eating disorders were significantly higher among youths who lived in separate places, smoked, and had a family history of eating disorders (p ≤ 0.05). Furthermore, the dieting domain displayed notably higher scores for youths living separately (p ≤ 0.05) and smokers (p ≤ 0.01). Moreover, the scores for bulimia and food preoccupation were significantly higher among participants who were married (p = 0.038), were smokers (p = 0.027), and had a family history of eating disorders (p = 0.001). Higher scores in the oral control domain were reported by females (p ≤ 0.05) and severely obese youths (p ≤ 0.01). Moreover, social media addiction was significantly higher among students aged 18–21 (p ≤ 0.01). Spearman’s correlation revealed that social media addiction has a weak positive relationship with eating disorders (r = 0.133, p ≤ 0.01), particularly bulimia and food preoccupation (r = 0.173, p ≤ 0.001). This reflects the need to address the harmful consequences of social media addiction that might raise the likelihood of developing eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa.

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Common Predictive Factors of Social Media Addiction and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Female College Students: State Anxiety and the Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility/Sustained Attention

Cited by 8 publications

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Mediating and moderating effects of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between social media addiction and phubbing

Mediating and moderating effects of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between social media addiction and phubbing

The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Their Association with Social Media Addiction among Youths

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