Abstract

Social media platforms can deliver benefits for their users. They help people to stay in touch with each other and to have control over how they present themselves to their contacts on these platforms. In some cases, these benefits lead to excessive usage, which can diminish individual wellbeing, and compromise relationships with significant others. We surveyed 275 respondents to investigate the influence of and interactions between (1) self-presentation (specifically false self-presentation), (2) FoMO (fear of missing out), and (3) phubbing (ignoring someone by diverting attention to a mobile phone) in the context of excessive Instagram use. We found that phubbing mediates the relationship between false self-presentation and excessive Instagram use but did not find evidence that phubbing mediates the relationship between FoMO and excessive Instagram use. We also found a positive relationship between excessive Instagram use and educational level. We conclude with a discussion on the theoretical and practical implications of the results.

摘要

社交媒体平台可以为其用户带来好处。它们帮助人们彼此保持联系，并控制他们如何在这些平台上向联系人展示自己。在某些情况下，这些好处会导致过度使用，从而降低个人幸福感，并损害与重要他人的关系。我们对 275 名受访者进行了调查，以调查 (1)自我展示（特别是虚假的自我展示）、(2) FoMO（害怕错过）和 (3) phubbing（通过将注意力转移到某个手机）在过度使用 Instagram 的情况下。我们发现phubbing调解了两者之间的关系虚假的自我介绍和过度使用 Instagram，但没有发现证据表明 phubbing 调解了 FoMO 和过度使用 Instagram 之间的关系。我们还发现过度使用 Instagram 与教育水平之间存在正相关关系。最后，我们讨论了结果的理论和实践意义。