Keywords

perceived stress, problematic SNS usage, psychological resilience, college students

Abstract

This study was aimed to test the association between perceived stress and problematic social networking site (SNS) usage, and to figure outwhether psychological resiliencemoderated this relationship. The Perceived Stress Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire were administered to 499 Chinese college students. The results showed that (1) perceived stress was positively associated with problematic SNS usage; (2) psychological resiliencewas negatively relatedwith problematic SNS usage; and (3) psychological resilience moderated the relationship between perceived stress and problematic SNS usage. Specifically, the relationship between perceived stress and problematic SNS usage was statistically significant for students with a lower level of psychological resilience, while no significant association was found for those with a higher level of psychological resilience. The findings emphasize the importance of enhancing psychological resilience to decrease the likelihood of college students who experience higher level of stress from using SNS problematically.

Original Publication Citation

Wang, J-L & Gaskin, J. (2016) “Psychological Resilience Can Help Combat the Effect of Stress on Problematic Social Networking Site Usage” Personality and Individual Difference, (accepted 12/29/2016).

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Personality and Individual Difference

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Information Systems Management

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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