Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 14, 2025
08:53
Integrating Computerized Linguistic and Social Network Analyses to Capture Addiction Recovery Capital in an Online Community
Published on: May 31, 2019
5.1K
Clarifying the relationship between insecure attachment and problematic social media use across platforms: a network
Xujia Bai1,2, Yuhong Zhou1,2, Xin Lv1,2
1Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|September 4, 2024
Summary
Insecure attachment is linked to Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU) across platforms. Understanding attachment styles and motives is key to developing interventions for healthier social media engagement.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Science
- Digital Media Studies
Background:
- Insecure attachment is a known risk factor for Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU).
- Existing research lacks comprehensive studies on the attachment-PSMU relationship.
- A unified understanding of attachment's role in PSMU is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the complex interrelations between emotions, attachment, motives, and PSMU.
- To identify mediating variables in the attachment-PSMU relationship.
- To examine these dynamics across multiple social media platforms.
Main Methods:
- Network analysis was used to model interrelations.
- Data collected from 685 young adults via online questionnaires.
- Examined WeChat, Sina Weibo, and TikTok usage.
Main Results:
- Negative emotions correlate with insecure attachment but not directly with PSMU.
- Conformity motive and state attachment security are central nodes.
- Insecure attachment shows strong interrelationships with PSMU across platforms.
Conclusions:
- Findings deepen the understanding of insecure attachment and PSMU from a cross-platform view.
- Novel insights into mechanisms underlying PSMU co-occurrence are provided.
- Results may guide interventions for healthier social media engagement.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
03:34Theory of Romantic Attachment in Adulthood
43.3K
Attachment is a long-standing connection or bond with others. While Attachment Theory was conceived in developmental psychology to describe infant-caregiver bonding, it's been extended into adulthood to include romantic relationships.
43.3K
01:20Attachment
58
Attachment is vital for infant development, as warm social interactions support growth and well-being. In a classic 1958 study by Harry Harlow, the significance of warmth and comfort in forming attachments was examined. Harlow separated newborn monkeys from their mothers and provided two artificial "mothers": one made of cold wire and the other covered in soft cloth. Despite the wire mother offering food, the infant monkeys preferred the comfort of the cloth mother, demonstrating that...
58
01:28Social Anxiety Disorder
30
Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is characterized by an intense fear of social situations where one might face humiliation, rejection, embarrassment, or negative evaluation. This disorder leads individuals to avoid activities like casual conversations, public speaking, or seemingly simple tasks such as eating, signing documents, or swimming, in public settings. Its impact extends beyond discomfort, often significantly interfering with daily functioning and quality of life.
30
01:27Horney's Sociocultural Approach
478
Karen Horney's psychoanalytic theories emphasize the potential for self-realization and the importance of addressing social and cultural, rather than biological, factors in personality development. She challenged traditional Freudian views, particularly Freud's concept of "penis envy," which she argued stemmed from cultural influences rather than inherent biological differences. Horney believed that any sense of inferiority in women was a result of societal conditioning, such as...
478
02:12Relationship Formation
39.9K
What do you think is the single most influential factor in determining with whom you become friends and whom you form romantic relationships? You might be surprised to learn that the answer is simple: the people with whom you have the most contact. This most important factor is proximity. You are more likely to be friends with people you have regular contact with. For example, there are decades of research that shows that you are more likely to become friends with people who live in your dorm,...
39.9K
02:05Self-Presentation: Self-Monitoring and Self-Handicapping
38.9K
People can go to great lengths to protect their self-image and present themselves in ways that they want others to see them. Sociologist Erving Goffman presented the idea that a person is like an actor on a stage. Calling his theory dramaturgy, Goffman believed that we use “impression management” to present ourselves to others as we hope to be perceived. Each situation is a new scene, and individuals perform different roles depending on who is present (Goffman, 1959). Think about...
38.9K