The Moderating Effect of Self-Control in the Relationship between Daily Stress and SNS Addiction Tendency of Adolescents

Abstract

Background: The purpose of the study was to test the moderating role of self-control in the relationship between daily stress and online social networking addiction of adolescents. Methods: The daily stress scale, online social networking addiction scale, and self-control scale were administered to a sample of 225 adolescents. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and SPSS PROCESS macro. Results: The results were as follows: First, correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationship among daily stress, self-control, and online social networking addiction. Daily stress was significantly positively correlated with online social networking addiction. In contrast, self-control was significantly negatively correlated with daily stress. Second, the interaction between self-control and daily stress played a more prominent role in protecting against online social networking addiction in adolescents who reported lower daily stress than those who reported higher daily stress. Conclusion: This result suggested that it is necessary to strengthen the positive aspects of selfcontrol to adolescents who have difficulty managing their online social networking addiction.

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“…또한, 청소년기는 주요 생활사건을 경험하는 비율이 상대적으로 성인에 비해 낮은 대신 청소년에게 일상적 스트레스는 공통적으로 발생하면서 적응력에 영향을 미칠 수 있다고 보고 되었다 [7]. 청소년의 일상적 스트레스와 심리적 안정감의 선행연구를 살펴 보면, 일상적 스트레스는 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미친가고 보고한 연구 [8], 청소년의 일상적 스트레스가 SNS 중독 경향성에 미치는 부정적 영향을 줄 수 있다고 보고 [9]하였다. 이와 같이 청소년의 일상적 스트레스는 이들의 정서적, 심리적 부적응이나 신체적 건강상태 등에 영향을 주고 있다.…”