Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia

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Highlights:

• Media use, psychological and socio-demographic predictors of addictive SNS use.

• Representative sample, 2014 respondents, 861 SNS users, Serbia.

• Very few (3%) SNS users reported addictive tendencies.

• Path analysis identified relevance of three groups of predictors.

• Addictive tendencies correlate with lower self-esteem and self-efficacy, higher introversion.

摘要

•Media use, psychological and socio-demographic predictors of addictive SNS use.•Representative sample, 2014 respondents, 861 SNS users, Serbia.•Very few (3%) SNS users reported addictive tendencies.•Path analysis identified relevance of three groups of predictors.•Addictive tendencies correlate with lower self-esteem and self-efficacy, higher introversion.

论文关键词:Addictive tendencies in SNS use,Extraversion,Self-esteem,Self-efficacy,Traditional media exposure,Path analysis

论文评审过程:Available online 9 January 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.018