目的:感知压力已被视为有问题的社交网站(SNS)使用的风险因素,然而,人们对混杂变量可能调解或缓和这种关系的潜在过程知之甚少。为了回答这个问题,这项研究调查了抑郁和焦虑是否介导了感知压力和有问题的SNS使用之间的关系,以及这些中介过程是否受到心理弹性和社会支持的调节。
方法:参与者是641名中国大学生,他们完成了测量感知压力的匿名问卷,抑郁/焦虑,心理韧性,社会支持,和有问题的SNS使用。
结果:结果表明,(a)抑郁/焦虑介导了感知压力与有问题的SNS使用之间的关系;(b)抑郁/焦虑对感知压力与有问题的SNS使用之间的关联的中介作用受到心理弹性的调节。具体来说,抑郁/焦虑的中介效应对心理弹性水平较低的个体更强,与心理弹性水平较高的人相比;(c)抑郁/焦虑的中介作用不受社会支持的调节,虽然社会支持与抑郁/焦虑呈负相关。
结论:这项研究有助于更好地了解感知压力如何以及何时增加有问题的SNS使用的风险,并暗示了增强心理韧性在预防有问题的SNS使用中的重要性。
OBJECTIVE: Perceived stress has been regarded as a risk factor for problematic social networking site (SNS) use, yet little is known about the underlying processes whereby confounding variables may mediate or moderate this relationship. To answer this question, this study examined whether depression and anxiety mediated the relationship between perceived stress and problematic SNS use, and whether these mediating processes were moderated by psychological resilience and social support.
METHODS: Participants were 641 Chinese college students who completed anonymous questionnaires measuring perceived stress, depression/anxiety, psychological resilience, social support, and problematic SNS use.
RESULTS: The results showed that (a) depression/anxiety mediated the relationship between perceived stress and problematic SNS use; (b) the mediating effects of depression/anxiety on the association between perceived stress and problematic SNS use were moderated by psychological resilience. Specifically, the mediating effects of depression/anxiety were stronger for individuals with lower levels of psychological resilience, compared with those with higher levels of psychological resilience; and (c) the mediating effects of depression/anxiety were not moderated by social support, although social support was negatively related to depression/anxiety.
CONCLUSIONS: This study can contribute to a better understanding of how and when perceived stress increases the risk of problematic SNS use, and implies the importance of enhancing psychological resilience in preventing problematic SNS use.