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Developmentally salient psychosocial characteristics, rumination, and compulsive social media use during the transition to college

Yang, Chia-chen, Carter, Mollie D. K., Webb, Jessica J., Holden, Sean M.·2020·Addiction Research & Theory
DOI 10.1080/16066359.2019.1682137
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Background: As social media have become highly accessible, compulsive usage has become a concern. Research on compulsive social media usage is typically informed by earlier models of problematic Internet use. One limitation of many earlier models is their lack of attention to users’ developmental context. In this study, we focused on youth experiencing the transition to college, and proposed a model explaining the development of compulsive social media use by considering the developmental challenges characteristic of this period. Method: Short-term longitudinal survey data from 219 college freshmen (Mage = 18.29; 74% female; 41% White, 38% Black) were used to examine a path model, in which three psychosocial characteristics (loneliness, identity distress, tendency of performing social comparison) were hypothesized to concurrently associate with rumination, which should predict compulsive social media use. Results: Results showed that both identity distress and the tendency to perform social comparison on social media were related to higher rumination at Time 1, which, in turn, predicted higher compulsive social media use at Time 2. In contrast, loneliness was not associated with rumination at Time 1, and its indirect, prospective relationship with compulsive social media use was non-significant. Implications: We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of this particular model, as well as the research direction of incorporating developmental science into studies of compulsive technology use.

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  • One study did not reveal any significant relationship, either cross-sectional or longitudinal, between excessive use of social media and identity distress.

    “whereas another study did not reveal any significant relationship, either cross-sectional or longitudinal, between excessive use of social media and identity distress (Yang et al., 2020).”

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Authors
Yang, C.-C., Carter, M. D. K., Webb, J. J., & Holden, S. M.
Affiliations
  • Oklahoma State University (US)
  • University of Memphis (US)
Corresponding author
Yang, Chia-chen
ORCID
Venue
Addiction Research & Theory
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2019-10-30
Volume
28
Issue
5
Pages
433-442
ISSN
  • 1058-6989 (ISSN-L)
  • 1606-6359
  • 1476-7392
DOI
10.1080/16066359.2019.1682137
OpenAlex
W2982514116
Cited by
40
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2
FWCI
7.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Addiction Research & Theory (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
Keywords
social media addiction, rumination, transition to college, first-year students, identity distress, social comparison, loneliness, problematic internet use, developmental context, socio-psychological factors

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