Does the Type of Smartphone Usage Behavior Influence Problematic Smartphone Use and the Related Stress Perception?

Wickord, Lea-Christin; Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia

doi:10.3390/bs12040099

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“…Of the 29 studies that examined the association of "social" motives with PSU (see Table 2), most (24/29) found significant positive associations. In seven studies, significant positive associations of "social" motives with PSU became non-significant (Casale et al, 2022;Cheng & Meng, 2021;Elhai, Gallinari, et al, 2020;Van Deursen et al, 2015;Wickord & Quaiser-Pohl, 2022; M. X. Zhang & Wu, 2022) or changed direction (Meng et al, 2020) when additional motives and covariates were considered.…”

Section: Social Motivesmentioning

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The association of motives with problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

Sullivan

George

2023

Cyberpsychology

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Motives for smartphone use may be key factors underlying problematic smartphone use (PSU). However, no study has reviewed the literature investigating the association of motives with PSU. As such, we conducted a systematic review to: (a) determine which smartphone use motives were associated with PSU; and (b) examine the potential indirect and moderating effects of motives in the relationship of psychosocial factors with PSU. We identified 44 studies suitable for inclusion in our systematic review. There was extensive heterogeneity in smartphone use motives measures across the studies, including 55 different labels applied to individual motives dimensions. Categorisation of these motives based on their definitions and item content identified seven motives that were broadly assessed across the included studies. Motives which reflected smartphone use for mood regulation, enhancement, self-identity/conformity, passing time, socialising, and safety were generally positively associated with PSU. There were indirect effects of depression, anxiety, and transdiagnostic factors linked to both psychopathologies on PSU via motives, particularly those reflecting mood regulation. Stress and anxiety variously interacted with pass-time, social, and a composite of enhancement and mood regulation motives to predict PSU. However, the heterogeneity in the measurement of smartphone use motives made it difficult to determine which motives were most robustly associated with PSU. This highlights the need for a valid and comprehensive smartphone use motives measure.

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Section: Social Motivesmentioning

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The association of motives with problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

Sullivan

George

2023

Cyberpsychology

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“…Another differentiation that could affect research outcome is content vs. process motivations underlying PIU. The classification proposed by Song et al (2004) is recently being explored in the context of problematic Internet and smartphone use (e.g., Dai et al, 2021;Hao et al, 2022;Rozgonjuk & Elhai, 2021;Serra et al, 2021;van Deursen et al, 2015;Wickord & Quaiser-Pohl, 2022). Initially, Song et al (2004) explained: (a) content use of Internet as fulfilling a user's purpose in connection to the outside world, e.g., someone looking-up job opportunities online in order to secure an interview in the real world, while (b) process use as involving the consumption of the Internet itself that distances the user from the outside world, e.g., a student spending time "doom-scrolling", (i.e., scrolling through social media and news for long hours seeking primarily negative information; Satici et al, 2022) to avoid studying for exams.…”

Section: Content and Process Piumentioning

confidence: 99%

Behind the screens: Proposing a mentalization-based theoretical model of problematic Internet use

Chatterjee,

Rai

2023

Cyberpsychology

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Problematic Internet Use (PIU), with its adverse health outcomes, is a clinically established phenomenon that is not formally diagnosable yet. The latest PIU research reveals differential psychological mechanisms underlying two types of Internet usage: social use (like using social media, chatrooms, and others) and non-social use (like live streaming, short-form video viewing, and others). Social forms of PIU often signal underlying interpersonal issues, including loneliness, attachment problems, and social skill deficits. In comparison, non-social usage might indicate emotion regulation problems, including emotion recognition deficits, poor cognitive empathy, and emotion suppression. A common developmental concomitant of these functions is the ability to mentalize, operationalized as Reflective Functioning (RF). While studies supporting the role of impaired RF in problematic social uses of the Internet abound, only a few studies relating RF deficits to non-social PIU are identifiable. Also, mentalizing is multidimensional, with cognitive and affective poles influencing emotion regulation and interpersonal functioning. Deficits in both poles of mentalizing have been differentially implicated in non-social and social PIU. Based on the latest empirical evidence in Internet-use problems, the multifaceted role of mentalizing could be meaningfully assimilated into a novel social-cognitive model of PIU. To that end, the current paper attempts to theoretically integrate affective and cognitive mentalizing, with its roles in emotion regulation and interpersonal functioning, into Bandura’s Social-Cognitive Theory of PIU. The theoretical model might have implications in developing a mentalization-based treatment modality for PIU that could train individuals in efficiently regulating emotions and navigating real-life social situations without resorting to an over-involvement with the virtual world.

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“…15 More specifically, problematic social media use is moderately associated with increased depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress in youth and post-secondary students. 6,[17][18][19][20][21] A variety of factors may contribute to this relationship. Using social media to relieve stress may be a coping mechanism used to mask or alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety.…”

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Longitudinal Problematic Social Media Use in Students and Its Association with Negative Mental Health Outcomes

Shannon,

Bush,

Shvetz

et al. 2024

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Social media has become increasingly part of our everyday lives and is influential in shaping the habits, sociability, and mental health of individuals, particularly among students. This study aimed to examine the relationship between changes over time in problematic social media use and mental health outcomes in students. We also investigated whether resilience and loneliness moderated the relationship between social media use and mental health. Patients and Methods: A total of 103 participants completed a baseline virtual study visit, and 78 participants completed a followup visit, 4-weeks later. Participants completed a comprehensive set of questionnaires measuring symptoms of depression and anxiety, perceived stress, loneliness, and resilience. Results: Our results showed that problematic social media use at baseline was significantly negatively correlated with resilience and positively correlated with all other mental health outcomes. Furthermore, increases in problematic social media use were significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms and loneliness between visits. Resilience significantly moderated the relationship between increased problematic social media use and heightened perceived stress. Poor mental health at baseline did not predict increased problematic social media use over time. Contrarily to problematic use, frequency of social media use was not significantly correlated with any mental health measures at baseline. Conclusion:This study offers a longitudinal perspective, providing valuable insights into the potential protective role of resilience against the detrimental mental health effects seen with increases in problematic social media use.

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Does the Type of Smartphone Usage Behavior Influence Problematic Smartphone Use and the Related Stress Perception?

Cited by 10 publications

References 60 publications

The association of motives with problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

The association of motives with problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

Behind the screens: Proposing a mentalization-based theoretical model of problematic Internet use

Longitudinal Problematic Social Media Use in Students and Its Association with Negative Mental Health Outcomes

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