The Moderating Role of Attachment Anxiety on Social Network Site Use Intensity and Social Capital
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This study examined the moderating role of attachment anxiety on the relationship between intensity of social network site use and bridging, bonding, and maintained social capital. Data from 322 undergraduate Chinese students were collected. Hierarchical regression analyses showed positive relationships between online intensity of social network site use and the three types of social capital. Moreover, attachment anxiety moderated the effect of intensity of social network site use on social capital. Specifically, for students with lower attachment anxiety, the relationships between intensity of social network site use and bonding and bridging social capital were stronger than those with higher attachment anxiety. The result suggested that social network sites cannot improve highly anxiously attached individuals' social capital effectively; they may need more face-to-face communications.
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Higher attachment anxiety is positively associated with more intensive use of Facebook/SNS.
“In terms of usage, Oldmeadow et al. (2013) found a positive association between a higher attachment anxiety and a more intensive use of Facebook.”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Liu et al.'s study (2013)
Facebook may help individuals high in attachment anxiety avoid conflict and excessive closeness with others.
“Facebook may also help them to avoid conflict, excessive closeness with others (Liu et al. 2013)”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Liu et al. 2013
A plethora of studies showed a link between social media addiction and attachment in general.
“A plethora of studies showed a link between social media addiction and attachment in general [37–43].”
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Numerous studies have established a connection between an anxious attachment style and both heavy social media use and addiction to it.
“Numerous studies have established a connection between an anxious attachment style and both heavy social media use [39–41] and addiction to it [42].”
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- Authors
- Liu, H., Shi, J., Liu, Y., & Sheng, Z.
- Affiliations
- Peking University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Shi, Junqi
- Venue
- Psychological Reports
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-02
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 252-265
- ISSN
- 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-691X
- OpenAlex
- W2097991351
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 16.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Locations
- Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
- Keywords
- attachment anxiety, social network sites, social capital, bridging social capital, bonding social capital, online social networking, moderating effect, undergraduate students, face-to-face communication
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, China, Female, Humans, Male, Object Attachment, Internet, Young Adult, Social Networking
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