Extending the social cognitive model—Examining the external and personal antecedents of social network sites use among Singaporean adolescents

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Highlights：

• Both external and personal-level antecedent factors play a significant role in explaining why adolescents use SNSs.

• Adolescents with poor relationship with their fathers are more likely to depend on SNSs for identity formation.

• Dependence on SNSs for identity formation is the strongest antecedent of deficient self-regulation and habit strength.

摘要

•Both external and personal-level antecedent factors play a significant role in explaining why adolescents use SNSs.•Adolescents with poor relationship with their fathers are more likely to depend on SNSs for identity formation.•Dependence on SNSs for identity formation is the strongest antecedent of deficient self-regulation and habit strength.

论文关键词：Social media,Adolescents,Social cognitive theory,Self-regulation,Habit strength,Addiction

论文评审过程：Received 25 June 2016, Revised 27 October 2016, Accepted 30 October 2016, Available online 9 November 2016, Version of Record 5 December 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.10.030