Self-regulation as a key boundary condition in the relationship between social media use and well-being

Reinecke, Leonard; Gilbert, Alicia; Eden, Allison

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.008

Cited by 40 publications

(37 citation statements)

References 47 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Prior research has demonstrated the relationship between attention dysregulation and PSMU (Boer et al, 2020 ; Ko et al, 2009 ; Reinecke et al, 2022 ) have presented a detailed conceptual analysis of the complex role of self-regulation, alongside various contextual and motivational factors. While the model generated in this study found a particularly strong effect for impulsive use, it is likely that common (self-regulation) processes drive scores on both the ASRS as well as impulsive use.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a study of adolescent PSMU, self-regulation was negatively related to PSMU, such that adolescents who were able to regulate their social media use had a decreased likelihood of developing PSMU (Yildiz Durak, 2020 ). Indeed, Reinecke et al ( 2022 ) argue that self-regulation is a key boundary condition, distinguishing between problematic and non-problematic use.…”

Section: Problematic Social Media Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…While many reported using social media mindlessly, almost all participants also described using social media for a variety of purposes. These intentional uses of social media are explored in the following subthemes: (1) Keeping al., 2009;Reinecke et al, 2022) have presented a detailed conceptual analysis of the complex role of self-regulation, alongside various contextual and motivational factors. While the model generated in this study found a particularly strong effect for impulsive use, it is likely that common (self-regulation) processes drive scores on both the ASRS as well as impulsive use.…”

Section: Purposeful Social Media Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“… Problematic social media use (PSMU) refers to excessive uncontrolled use of social media which impacts upon daily functioning (Blackwell et al, 2017 ). Self-regulation is central to the development and experience of PSMU, and conceptually interrelates with individual usage motivations (Reinecke et al, 2022 ). While there is a growing body of research on social media use motivations, how usage motivations and self-regulation combined influence PSMU is not well understood.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

A mixed-methods study of problematic social media use, attention dysregulation, and social media use motives

Arness

Ollis

2022

Curr Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Problematic social media use (PSMU) refers to excessive uncontrolled use of social media which impacts upon daily functioning (Blackwell et al., 2017). Self-regulation is central to the development and experience of PSMU, and conceptually interrelates with individual usage motivations (Reinecke et al., 2022). While there is a growing body of research on social media use motivations, how usage motivations and self-regulation combined influence PSMU is not well understood. There are also persistent questions around the effectiveness of addiction-based measures of PSMU. The quantitative component of this nested mixed-methods study (N = 607) employed hierarchical regression and structural equation modelling, principally identifying that impulsive social media usage mediates the pathway between perceived executive/attentional functioning and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS, Andreassen et al., 2012, 2016), a popular tool used to measure PSMU. In contrast, social-engagement motivations had a negative influence on the BSMAS. The qualitative component, comprising interview/open-ended questionnaire, explored individual experiences self-regulating social media use. Participants (N = 24) were recruited from the survey study, based on meeting screening criteria for executive dysfunction (Adult Self-Report ADHD Scale, Kessler et al., 2005), with sub-groups defined by top and bottom quartile BSMAS scores (evenly grouped). Thematic analysis found that most individuals with attention dysregulation, regardless of their BSMAS category, perceive self-regulation of social media use as highly challenging and effortful, describing broadly problematic relationship with social media. They also described rich combination of motivations and context of using social media, and strategies for managing use. This research questions the effectiveness of the BSMAS as a measure of general PSMU (lacking a formed self-regulation component), especially in individuals with attentional dysregulation. Future research investigating self-regulation strategies and focusing on characteristics of positive social media use is needed.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Problematic Social Media Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Purposeful Social Media Usementioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

A mixed-methods study of problematic social media use, attention dysregulation, and social media use motives

Arness

Ollis

2022

Curr Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Yet, this as well as prior Sonnentag & Pundt, 2017;van Zoonen et al, 2022) reviews, find mostly mixed and conditional effects which make it implausible to assume that all or even most employees' social media use during work hours stems from some sort of pathological (i.e., severely harmful) "behavioral addiction". Instead of pathologizing social media use a priori (Vanden Abeele, 2021), researchers interested in potential negative effects can work from several more neutral and theory-driven approaches, such as self-regulation and technology habits (e.g., Meier, 2021;Reinecke et al, 2022). Similarly, the literature on cyberslacking may benefit from a more nuanced view that clearly separates the types of and motivations for social media-related slacking activities during working hours, as this behavior may differ widely between technologies and users, and need not be detrimental (e.g., Vitak et al, 2011).…”

Section: Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social media and well-being at work, at home, and in-between: A review

Klingelhoefer¹,

Meier²

2022

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

With increasing relevance of collaborative technologies in the workplace and flexible work arrangements, concerns and hopes about associations between social media use and well-being arise. Social media can introduce content and demands from the work context into the home and vice-versa. This narrative review of k = 39 publications addresses work-inconsistent and home-inconsistent social media use, particularly during remote work. The reviewed studies show that social media use can be associated with negative outcomes such as stress. At the same time, many studies found associations with beneficial outcomes such as higher job satisfaction. These conclusions are limited by the predominantly cross-sectional survey designs and inconsistent conceptualization and measurement of social media use. We suggest improvements and call for more longitudinal and experimental studies to advance the understanding of social media use and well-being at the work-home interface.

show abstract

The bittersweet of consumer–human brand relationships in the social media context

Honora,

Memar Zadeh,

Haggerty

2023

Psychology and Marketing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The current research proposes an integrated model to investigate both the bright and the dark sides of consumer–human brand relationships facilitated by social media on consumers' lives. Grounded in the duality of social media and self‐regulation theory, the findings show that human brand attachment improves consumers' daily performance through stress relief, which in turn increases life satisfaction (Study 1). However, the findings also indicate that human brand attachment can cause consumers' daily performance to deteriorate as a result of compulsive human brand consumption on social media and human brand‐personal conflict, which diminishes life satisfaction (Study 2). Collectively, the findings may suggest that strong consumer–human brand relationships tend to be detrimental to consumers' well‐being as the indirect negative impact of human brand attachment on daily performance and life satisfaction overpowers its indirect positive impact (Study 3). Such detrimental effects are moderated by self‐regulatory focus (Study 4). Moreover, the findings indicate that the indirect negative effect of human brand attachment is attenuated when consumers have a higher level of work/study–life balance. Accordingly, the current research advances the theoretical understanding of the consumer–human brand relationship facilitated by social media, by highlighting its dual effects associated with the nature of technology and consumers' self‐regulatory focuses.

show abstract

Self-regulation as a key boundary condition in the relationship between social media use and well-being

Cited by 40 publications

References 47 publications

A mixed-methods study of problematic social media use, attention dysregulation, and social media use motives

A mixed-methods study of problematic social media use, attention dysregulation, and social media use motives

Social media and well-being at work, at home, and in-between: A review

The bittersweet of consumer–human brand relationships in the social media context

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About