TY - JOUR
T1 - Facebook Intrusion as a Mediator Between Positive Capital and General Distress
T2 - A Cross-Cultural Study
AU - Przepiórka, Aneta
AU - Błachnio, Agata
AU - Sullman, Mark
AU - Gorbaniuk, Oleg
AU - Siu, Nicolson Yat Fan
AU - Hill, Tetiana
AU - Gras, Maria Eugenia
AU - Kagialis, Antonios
AU - Lisun, Yanina
AU - Díaz-Peñaloza, Maité
AU - Manrique-Millones, Denisse
AU - Nikiforou, Militsa
AU - Evtina, Galina S.
AU - Taylor, Joanne E.
AU - Tekes, Burcu
AU - Šeibokaite, Laura
AU - Wundersitz, Lisa
AU - Calvo, Fran
AU - Font-Mayolas, Sílvia
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank Lizabeth Roemer from the College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, for her help in collecting the data in the United States. Funding. This research was funded by the UMass Boston-KUL Strategic Partnership Seed Funding Program.
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Przepiórka, Błachnio, Sullman, Gorbaniuk, Siu, Hill, Gras, Kagialis, Lisun, Díaz-Peñaloza, Manrique-Millones, Nikiforou, Evtina, Taylor, Tekes, Šeibokaite, Wundersitz, Calvo and Font-Mayolas.
PY - 2021/6/17
Y1 - 2021/6/17
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - cross-country study
KW - ego resiliency
KW - Facebook intrusion
KW - general distress
KW - positive capital
KW - self-control
KW - self-esteem
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109171716&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.667536
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.667536
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109171716
SN - 1664-0640
VL - 12
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
M1 - 667536
ER -