The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of different types of social media use on social media addiction and subjective well-being, and the relationship between social media addiction and subjective well-being. Using random sampling, we collected a sample of 370 Chinese college studen...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f3ffafaec3314ca6964aa0666b53e6f82021-12-01T05:04:29ZThe impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2021.100122https://doaj.org/article/f3ffafaec3314ca6964aa0666b53e6f82021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000701https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of different types of social media use on social media addiction and subjective well-being, and the relationship between social media addiction and subjective well-being. Using random sampling, we collected a sample of 370 Chinese college students. According to the scores of social media addiction scale, the respondents were divided into addicted group and non-addicted group. On the basis of literature review, a research model was constructed, which was verified by using the data of total students, addicted students and non-addicted students. The results show that social use and entertainment use have different effects on social media addiction and subjective well-being: entertainment use is more likely to lead to social media addiction, and social use tends to improve subjective well-being. Furthermore, social media addiction has a negative impact on subjective well-being, which is supported in the validation of all three groups.Lei ZhaoElsevierarticleUse typesSocial media addictionSubjective well-beingCollege studentsElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100122- (2021)
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topic Use types
Social media addiction
Subjective well-being
College students
Electronic computers. Computer science
QA75.5-76.95
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle Use types
Social media addiction
Subjective well-being
College students
Electronic computers. Computer science
QA75.5-76.95
Psychology
BF1-990
Lei Zhao
The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
description The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of different types of social media use on social media addiction and subjective well-being, and the relationship between social media addiction and subjective well-being. Using random sampling, we collected a sample of 370 Chinese college students. According to the scores of social media addiction scale, the respondents were divided into addicted group and non-addicted group. On the basis of literature review, a research model was constructed, which was verified by using the data of total students, addicted students and non-addicted students. The results show that social use and entertainment use have different effects on social media addiction and subjective well-being: entertainment use is more likely to lead to social media addiction, and social use tends to improve subjective well-being. Furthermore, social media addiction has a negative impact on subjective well-being, which is supported in the validation of all three groups.
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title The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
title_short The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
title_full The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
title_fullStr The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
title_full_unstemmed The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
title_sort impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: a comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students
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