Neuroticism in the digital age: A meta-analysis

Marciano, Laura; Camerini, Anne-Linda; Schulz, Peter J.

doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2020.100026

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“…By doing so, socially anxious people consume non-social contents to fill their time, obtain gratifications, escape from problems, and compensate for the lack of face-to-face interactions [ 63 , 107 ]. In general, the significant relationship between social anxiety and PSU is also in line with the results of contemporary meta-analyses [ 30 , 31 , 56 ], reporting a large correlational effect size between the two concepts.…”

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“…A meta-analysis reported a strong association between stress, general anxiety, and PSU [ 30 ]. Additionally, meta-analysis [ 31 ] has suggested that individuals with higher levels of neuroticism (a personality dimension determined by emotional instability, including high sensitivity to others’ critics, similar to social anxiety [ 32 ]), shows significant and positive associations with PSU and other problematic online activities. Although interesting, the abovementioned studies considered general anxiety symptomatology or personality traits in association with PSU.…”

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The Relationship between Social Anxiety, Smartphone Use, Dispositional Trust, and Problematic Smartphone Use: A Moderated Mediation Model

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Background: The pervasiveness of smartphones has raised concerns about an increase in the prevalence of problematic smartphone use (PSU), which depends on a set of psychological and behavioral risk factors. Previous research has yielded mixed results on factors predicting PSU, including social anxiety and trust. In particular, the role of trust remained largely unexplored. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between social anxiety and PSU, via the mediating role of time spent on the phone, and to explore the moderating role of dispositional trust toward others, by using a moderated mediation model with PSU as the outcome. Methods: A total of 240 young adults (Mage = 23.33, SD = 3.90, 50% male) answered an online questionnaire, which included the 12-item Social Anxiety Scale, a question on the daily duration of smartphone use, a single-item measure of dispositional trust, and the 10-item Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version. Gender and occupational status were included as covariates. Results: Social anxiety was significantly and positively related to PSU; however, smartphone use did not mediate this relationship. Although the relationship between smartphone use and PSU was significant and positive, the link between social anxiety and smartphone use was not. Dispositional trust moderated and strengthened the direct relationships between social anxiety and PSU as well as smartphone use and PSU. Conclusions. Heavy smartphone users as well as socially anxious individuals, with the tendency of trusting others, are more at risk of PSU, which can be explained by their preference and search for online connections.

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The Relationship between Social Anxiety, Smartphone Use, Dispositional Trust, and Problematic Smartphone Use: A Moderated Mediation Model

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“…Finally, we found that emotional stability significantly predicted the amount of time spent using social media; this relationship was negative, as found in previous studies [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]. It is possible that these results highlight the fact that people with high levels of emotional stability are better able to regulate the amount of time spent using social media and probably spend time engaging in other forms of leisure activities.…”

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“…Higher levels of emotional stability have also been associated with less time engaging in sedentary leisure behaviors, such as watching TV; age and sex, however, do not seem to moderate this association [ 33 ]. Regarding internet use and social media, people with higher levels of emotional stability, especially those who are older, spend less time on the internet and show lower cellphone use [ 34 , 35 , 36 ].…”

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Psychological Factors, Leisure Activities, and Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eleven Spanish-Speaking Countries

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of millions of people worldwide. This study aimed to analyze the effects of several psychological factors (self-esteem, self-control, and emotional stability) over lifestyle-related variables (time spent on leisure activities) and the levels of satisfaction (family, friends, work, and leisure satisfaction) experienced during the COVID-19 outbreak. Data for this article were retrieved as part of a cross-sectional international study conducted in eleven Spanish-speaking countries between March and September 2020. The analyses were conducted using the responses of 9500 persons (65.95% women, 34.05% men). Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and indirect effects of the psychological variables on satisfaction variables mediated by the time engaged in leisure activities. Our model indicated that psychological factors significantly predicted the amount of time spent in leisure activities and satisfaction. Overall, results indicate that self-esteem is a relevant psychological factor to consider in the development of psychological interventions directed at promoting healthy lifestyles. Nevertheless, further research is needed to validate the direction of the associations found in this study.

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“…First, a latent profile analysis of usage patterns will be performed based on the time spent on the Internet by PC and smartphone as well as the time spent on Internet gaming by PC and smartphone. Second, to validate the uniqueness of the identified latent profiles, differences in problematic game usage, sex, and neuroticism will be examined as predictors of profile membership, as differences among those factors have previously been reported (48)(49)(50)(51)(52).…”

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Latent Profile of Internet and Internet Game Usage Among South Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Introduction: Globally, more people are spending time on the Internet and gaming since the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, concerns about developing behavioral addiction of adolescents have been raised. Such risk could be greater for adolescents in South Korea where the majority of adolescents have access to the Internet and own a smartphone. In fact, statistics indicate that Korean youths are spending significantly more time on the Internet and gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies on the patterns of time spent on the Internet and Internet gaming show inconsistent results. The aim of this study is to investigate the latent profiles of the Internet and Internet game usage among adolescents in South Korea.Method: Data from a national survey on elementary and middle school students across South Korea were used. The sample consists of 3,149 respondents, and 2,984 responses were analyzed after removing missing responses. Latent profile analysis was performed to investigate the number of latent profiles for the Internet and Internet game usage time. To validate the profiles, differences in problematic gaming behavior, sex, and neuroticism were examined.Results: Seven profiles were found: Casual User, Moderate User, Smartphone User, Internet User, PC Internet Gamer, Heavy User, and Excessive User. Validation of the profiles indicated differences in problematic gaming behavior, sex, and neuroticism among selected profiles.Conclusion: This study presented different profiles of the Internet and Internet game usage among adolescents in South Korea. Profiles with higher game usage time scored higher in problematic game use compared to other profiles. Males were more likely to be in the profiles with high gaming time, and females were more likely to be in Internet and Smartphone User profiles. The results indicate that Internet and Internet gaming usage patterns could be classified by the type of device used and the content of the Internet.

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Neuroticism in the digital age: A meta-analysis

Cited by 42 publications

References 193 publications

The Relationship between Social Anxiety, Smartphone Use, Dispositional Trust, and Problematic Smartphone Use: A Moderated Mediation Model

The Relationship between Social Anxiety, Smartphone Use, Dispositional Trust, and Problematic Smartphone Use: A Moderated Mediation Model

Psychological Factors, Leisure Activities, and Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eleven Spanish-Speaking Countries

Latent Profile of Internet and Internet Game Usage Among South Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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