Enjoyment or Indulgence? Social Media Service Usage, Social Gratification, Self-Control Failure and Emotional Health

Yan Liu; Hongfa Yi; Crystal Jiang

doi:10.3390/ijerph20021002

Enjoyment or Indulgence? Social Media Service Usage, Social Gratification, Self-Control Failure and Emotional Health

Yan Liu, Hongfa Yi^*, Crystal Jiang

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Abstract

Social networking site smartphone applications have been widely used among Chinese young adults. However, less is known about their effects on emotional health and the mechanisms through which they function. This study analyzes the relationship between college students' smartphone social networking service use patterns, social gratification, social media self-control failure, and emotional health. Data was collected from 360 college students in China via application log tracking and a self-administered questionnaire. Structural equation modeling results showed that, after controlling for demographic variables, the use of video social networking site smartphone applications was associated with decreased social gratification, and ultimately, adverse emotional health. Using social networking site smartphone applications late at night exhibited worse emotional health via more social media self-control failure. The implications for designing and using social media applications are discussed.

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Original language	English
Article number	1002
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	20
Issue number	2
Online published	5 Jan 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021002
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

Research Keywords

mobile-based social media sites
social gratification
social media self-control failure
emotional health
app-tracking log data
NETWORKING SITES
CONSEQUENCES
SATISFACTION
FACEBOOK
MOBILE
PROCRASTINATION
ANTECEDENTS
PREDICTORS
ADDICTION
SUPPORT

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