Two preregistered experiments with 2,733 U.S. high school students (age range = 13–19 years) compared the impact of different messages on adolescents’ motivation to control social media use (SMU). A traditional message emphasized the benefits of avoiding SMU, whereas a values-alignment message framed controlling SMU as being consistent with autonomy and social justice. Compared to no message or a traditional message, in both studies, a values-alignment message led to greater motivation to control SMU immediately afterward, and in Study 2, awareness of “addictive” social media designs 3 months later. As hypothesized, values-alignment messaging was more motivating for girls than boys. Results offer preliminary support for leveraging adolescents’ drives for autonomy and social justice to motivate self-regulation of SMU.

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价值观一致的消息传递增强了青少年控制社交媒体使用的动力

对 2,733 名美国高中生（年龄范围 = 13-19 岁）进行的两项预先注册的实验比较了不同信息对青少年控制社交媒体使用 (SMU) 动机的影响。传统信息强调避免 SMU 的好处，而价值观一致信息将控制 SMU 视为符合自治和社会正义。与没有消息或传统消息相比，在这两项研究中，价值观一致的消息导致了之后立即控制 SMU 的更大动力，而在研究 2 中，3 个月后意识到“令人上瘾”的社交媒体设计。正如假设的那样，价值观一致的信息对女孩比男孩更有动力。结果为利用青少年对自治和社会正义的驱动力来激发 SMU 的自我调节提供了初步支持。