Psychological Development and Education ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 683-690.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2016.06.06

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Social Network Sites Use and Addiction among College Students: The Mediating Role of Positive Self-presentation and the Moderating Role of Relational-interdependent Self-construal

DING Qian1,2, ZHOU Zongkui1,2, ZHANG Yongxin1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079;
    2. School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079
  • Online:2016-11-15 Published:2016-11-15

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Abstract: This study investigated the relationships between social network sites use (SNS use)and social network sites addition (SNS addition), and the mediating effect of positive self-presentation as well as the moderating effect of relational-interdependent self-construal(RISC). Based on cluster sampling, 658 college students who have used SNS for more than three months were recruited to participate in this study. The results indicated that:(1) SNS use significantly positively predicted SNS addiction; (2) positive self-presentation played a partial mediating role between SNS use and SNS addiction; (3) the mediation was moderated by RISC, such that the indirect effect was much stronger for college students with low RISC relative to those with high RISC.

Key words: social network sites use, positive self-presentation, relational-interdependent self-construal, social network sites addiction, college students

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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