Facebook effects on social distress: Priming with online social networking thoughts can alter the perceived distress due to social exclusion

“I don’t want to miss a thing”: Adolescents’ fear of missing out and its relationship to adolescents’ social needs, Facebook use, and Facebook related stress

“…In line with these findings, Jones (2014) found that students reported to feel stressed when they did not carry their cell phones with them. In line with several indications in the literature (e.g., Fox & Moreland, 2015;Rosen et al, 2013), and based on the empirical evidence provided by previous studies (e.g., Chiou et al, 2015;Jones, 2014), we expect that:…”

“…However, previous studies have reported a link between individuals' (fear of) missing out and perceived stress related to an offline context (e.g., Australian Psychological Society, 2015; Chiou, Lee, & Liao, 2015;Jones, 2014). For instance, in experiments involving Facebook users, Chiou et al (2015) found that thinking about the unavailability of SNSs intensified distress due to being socially excluded. In line with these findings, Jones (2014) found that students reported to feel stressed when they did not carry their cell phones with them.…”

Analgesic effect of Facebook: Priming with online social networking may boost felt relatedness that buffers against physical pain

“…Our mediation analysis suggests that SNS primes may produce a temporary boost in felt relatedness and thereby alleviate pain experiences. These findings fit with the active‐self account for priming effects (Wheeler, DeMarree & Petty, ), which proposes that an activated relevant mental representation (i.e., felt relatedness in the current context) mediates prime‐to‐perception effects (e.g., feelings of strength mediated the relationship between money prime and reduced perceptions of physical pain in Zhou et al ., ; a felt sense of relatedness mediated the connection between SNS primes and perceived distress resulting from social exclusion in Chiou et al ., ; a heightened sense of conformity to masculine norms mediated the link between priming with energy drinks and men's tolerance of physical pain in Abetkoff et al ., ). The priming notion suggests that primes can influence human perception by altering the accessibility of prime‐related mental representations (Chiou & Chao, ; Ferguson & Bargh, ; Loersch & Payne, ).…”

“…Building on recent advancements in perceptual priming (e.g., Bargh, ; Loersch & Payne, ; Schroder & Thagard, ) and the link between the mental representation of supportive others and reduced pain experience (e.g., Brown et al ., ; Chiou et al ., ; Jackson et al ., ; Master et al ., ), we contend that online social networking, as a potential resource for social connection, may prime users with a sense of being socially connected, thus generating a pain‐buffering effect. In the current research, we conducted a priming‐based experiment to examine whether priming with SNSs would be associated with perceptions of physical pain among Faecbook users.…”

“…Social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ are low-cost, convenient tools that can facilitate social interactions (Bargh & McKenna, 2004;Chiou, Chen & Liao, 2014;Chiou, Lee & Liao, 2015;Ellison, Steinfield & Lampe, 2007;Lee & Chiou, 2013). Prior research has shown that social support can reduce pain perceptions (Brown, Sheffield, Leary & Robinson, 2003;Cogan & Spinnato, 1988;Jackson, Iezzi, Chen, Ebnet & Eglitis, 2005;Kulik & Mahler, 1989;Zaza & Baine, 2002).…”