Explicating problematic social network sites use: A review of concepts, theoretical frameworks, and future directions for communication theorizing
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The prevalence of social network sites (SNSs) has sparked a growing interest in understanding the development of problematic SNSs use among adolescents. Yet, this nascent area of research is marked by some deficiencies in existing theoretical paradigms. This article seeks to review the state of research in problematic SNSs use—broadly with a specific focus on adolescents—and identify key areas of research for future scholarly work. First, we summarize the historical and recent developments of media addiction and problematic SNSs use research. Second, we discuss the theoretical perspectives that contribute to our understanding of the problematic SNSs use phenomenon and identify the weaknesses of these frameworks. Third, we propose that communication scholars should strive for theoretical integration and examine the impact of microsystem (e.g. parents and peers) and macrosystem (e.g. surveillance culture) on the development of problematic SNSs among adolescents. Directions for future theoretical and methodological approaches are suggested.
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It is not clear how various kinds of social media behaviours articulate with general measures of social media addiction.
“it is not clear how these various kinds of behaviours articulate with general measures of SMA (Lee et al., 2017; Carbonell & Panova, 2017).”
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The ‘Challenges to Research in Problematic SNSs Use’ section (p. 5) identifies confusion about what problematic use means, and ‘Implications for Future Communication Theorizing’ (p. 22) distinguishes surveillance, identity construction, and problematic-use networks. Neither passage addresses how particular social-media behaviours relate to general addiction measures. Searches for specific behaviours, measurement, and scales did not find that point in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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- Authors
- Lee, E. W. J., Ho, S. S., & Lwin, M. O.
- Affiliations
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Edmund W J
- Venue
- New Media & Society
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-10-06
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 308-326
- ISSN
- 1461-4448 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7315
- OpenAlex
- W2529278306
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 102
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 13.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New Media & Society (publishedVersion)
- DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- adolescents, media addiction, theoretical framework, surveillance cultures, parental influence, peer influence, communication theory, social media use
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