Psychological predictors of young adults’ use of social networking sites
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Young people are increasingly using social networking sites (SNSs) like MySpace and Facebook to engage with others. The use of SNSs can have both positive and negative effects on the individual; however, few studies identify the types of people who frequent these Internet sites. This study sought to predict young adults' use of SNSs and addictive tendency toward the use of SNSs from their personality characteristics and levels of self-esteem. University students (N = 201), aged 17 to 24 years, reported their use of SNSs and addictive tendencies for SNSs use and completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Multiple regression analyses revealed that, as a group, the personality and self-esteem factors significantly predicted both level of SNS use and addictive tendency but did not explain a large amount of variance in either outcome measure. The findings indicated that extroverted and unconscientious individuals reported higher levels of both SNS use and addictive tendencies. Future research should attempt to identify which other psychosocial characteristics explain young people's level of use and propensity for addictive tendencies for these popular Internet sites.
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Wilson et al.'s study suffered from endorsing only three potential addiction criteria, which is not sufficient for establishing addiction status clinically.
“Wilson et al.’s study [82] suffered from endorsing only three potential addiction criteria which is not sufficient for establishing addiction status clinically.”
From Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011) · cites this paper as [82]
The Addictive tendencies scale section (page unavailable) says the study measured three items: salience, loss of control, and withdrawal. The introductory passage describes six central components of addiction, and the Discussion (page unavailable) questions whether the scale measures addictive tendencies at all. The paper does not state a clinical diagnostic threshold or explicitly conclude that three criteria are insufficient to establish addiction status clinically. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredHigh extraversion and low conscientiousness scores significantly predicted both addictive tendencies and the time spent using an SNS.
“The results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that high extraversion and low conscientiousness scores significantly predicted both addictive tendencies and the time spent using an SNS.”
From Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011) · cites this paper as [82]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe relationship between extraversion and addictive tendencies could be explained by the fact that using SNSs satisfies the extraverts' need to socialize.
“The researchers suggested that the relationship between extraversion and addictive tendencies could be explained by the fact that using SNSs satisfies the extraverts’ need to socialize [82].”
From Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011) · cites this paper as [82]
Significant impairment and negative consequences that discriminate addiction from mere abuse were not assessed in Wilson et al.'s study at all.
“Similarly, significant impairment and negative consequences that discriminate addiction from mere abuse [18] were not assessed in this study at all.”
From Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011) · cites this paper as [82]
High extraversion is related to potential addiction to using SNS, in accordance with low conscientiousness.
“Nevertheless, of those, high extraversion was found to be related to potential addiction to using SNS, in accordance with low conscientiousness [82].”
From Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011) · cites this paper as [82]
Young adults' attentional systems are still maturing.
“This is particularly concerning for young adults, whose attentional systems are still maturing (Berryman, Ferguson, & Negy, 2018; Wilson, Fornasier, & White, 2010).”
From Problematic social media use and cognitive performance in young adults: Associations with selective attention and inhibitory control (2026) · cites this paper as Wilson, Fornasier, & White, 2010
The paper’s Abstract describes a study of personality, self-esteem, and social-networking-site use among young adults; its Discussion mentions possible impulse-control difficulties related to site use. Neither section addresses whether young adults’ attentional systems are still maturing. Searches for attention development and cognitive maturation found no supporting passage. (LLM, conf=0.76)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredConscientious people might be more occupied with other duties and deadlines, thus giving less importance to unnecessary activities like Facebook.
“Andreassen has provided a possible explanation for this result and colleagues (2012) who argued that conscientious people might be more occupied with other duties and deadlines, thus giving less importance to unnecessary activities like Facebook (Wilson, Fornasier, & White, 2010).”
From A comprehensive meta-analysis on Problematic Facebook Use (2018) · cites this paper as Wilson, Fornasier, & White, 2010
Adolescents with low self-control may struggle to resist mobile phone temptation and may eventually develop a tendency toward problematic mobile phone use.
“Adolescents with low self-control may be unable to resist the temptation of mobile phones and eventually show a tendency toward PMPU (Khang et al., 2012, Wilson et al., 2010).”
From Loneliness and problematic mobile phone use among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of escape motivation and self-control (2021) · cites this paper as Wilson et al., 2010
Extraverted individuals reported higher levels of both social networking site use and addictive tendencies.
“extraverted individuals reported higher levels of both SNS use and addictive tendencies.”
From Why do people use Facebook? (2012) · cites this paper as Wilson, Fornasier, and White, 2010
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- Wilson, K., Fornasier, S., & White, K. M.
- Affiliations
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2010-04
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 173-177
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W2072772428
- Semantic Scholar
- a11ed5dd3a255fa6ac8856b78f129b84213ffc35
- Cited by
- 658
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 68 · 2019: 62 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 50 · 2016: 66 · 2015: 45 · 2014: 50 · 2013: 46 · 2012: 26
- FWCI
- 91.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- eprints.qut.edu.au
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Keywords
- social networking sites, young adults, internet addiction, personality traits, self-esteem, extraversion, conscientiousness, Facebook, MySpace, university students
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Personality, Personality Assessment, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Self Concept, Social Environment, Social Support, Behavior, Addictive, Internet, Young Adult
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