Facebook Intrusion as a Mediator Between Positive Capital and General Distress: A Cross-Cultural Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Militsa Nikiforou¹  Galina S. Evtina²  Joanne E. Taylor³  Burcu Tekes⁴  Laura Šeibokaite⁵  Lisa Wundersitz⁶  Fran Calvo⁷  Nicolson Yat-Fan Siu⁸  Yanina Lisun⁹  Maria-Eugenia Gras^1,10  Sílvia Font-Mayolas^1,10  Oleg Gorbaniuk^1,11  Denisse Manrique-Millones^1,12  Tetiana Hill^1,13  Aneta Przepiórka^1,14  Agata Błachnio^1,14  Maité Díaz-Peñaloza^1,15  Antonios Kagialis^1,16  Mark Sullman^1,16 

[1] 0School of Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Larnaca, Cyprus;1Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia;2School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand;3Department of Psychology, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey;4Department of Psychology, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania;5Centre for Automotive Safety Research, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia;6Department of Pedagogy, Quality of Life Research Institute, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain;Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, China;Department of Journalism and Advertising, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine;Department of Psychology, Quality of Life Research Institute, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain;Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;Grupo de Investigación en Comunicación y Salud, Instituto de Investigación Científica, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru;Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom;Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland;Instituto de Investigación de Psicología - Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Peru;School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus;

关键词: Facebook intrusion;    positive capital;    self-esteem;    self-control;    ego resiliency;    general distress;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.667536

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Social networking sites (SNSs) play an important role in many aspects of life nowadays, and it seems to be crucial to explore their impact on human well-being and functioning. The main aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of Facebook intrusion between positive capital and general distress. Positive capital was considered as comprising self-esteem, ego-resiliency, and self-control, while general distress was seen as having three dimensions: depression, anxiety, and stress.Methods: The sample consisted of N = 4,495 participants (M = 22.96 years, SD = 5.46) from 14 countries: Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, Lithuania, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States. We used the following methods: the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ), the Self-Esteem Scale (SES), the Brief Self-Control Scale (SCS), The Ego Resiliency Revised Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21).Results: We found that Facebook intrusion was a mediator between self-esteem and general distress and between self-control and general distress.Limitations: The present study was based on a cross-sectional study, and the measures used were self-report measures. The majority of the participants were recruited using convenience sampling.Conclusions: The present findings contribute to a better understanding on how the social media have impact on individual mental health. Implications for future studies are discussed.

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