Personality, motives and metacognitions as predictors of problematic Facebook Use in university students
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Marino, C, Vieno, A, Moss, AC, Caselli, G, Nikčević, AV and Spada, MM (2016). Personality, motives and metacognitions as predictors of problematic Facebook Use in university students. Personality and Individual Differences. 101, pp. 70 - 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.053
Authors | Marino, C, Vieno, A, Moss, AC, Caselli, G, Nikčević, AV and Spada, MM |
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Abstract | © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.Facebook has become hugely popular among young people and adults all over the world, creating a new social phenomenon that has affected the communication patterns used by people to interact with each other. Although most people use Facebook wisely, a minority of users can show negative patterns of Facebook use, with negative consequences on personal psycho-social well-being, especially among young adults. The present study aims to test a model designed to assess the unique contribution of personality traits, motives for using Facebook and metacognitions on Problematic Facebook Use (PFU) among young adults. A total of 815 Italian university students participated in the study. Path analysis revealed that three of the four motives to use Facebook, and that two of the five metacognitions, predicted PFU. Moreover, only one personality trait (extraversion) appeared to be directly linked to PFU, while emotional stability indirectly influenced PFU via motives (coping and conformity) and metacognitions (negative beliefs about worry and cognitive confidence). In conclusion, motives and metacognitions predict PFU among young adults, and they should be taken into account to develop preventive measures and clinical interventions. |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
Journal citation | 101, pp. 70 - 77 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0191-8869 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.053 |
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01 Oct 2016 | |
Online | 31 May 2016 |
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Deposited | 17 Jun 2016 |
Accepted | 23 May 2016 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/87213
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