Psychological Development and Education ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 210-218.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2018.02.10

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The Effect of Social Network Sites Addiction on Adolescents' Depression: Mediating Role of Cognitive Overload and Core Self-evaluation

CHEN Chunyu1, LIAN Shuailei1, SUN Xiaojun1, CHAI Huanyou1,2, ZHOU Zongkui1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Adolescent CyberPsychology and Behavior(CCNU), Ministry of Education;School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079;
    2. National Engineering Laboratory for Technology of Big Data Applications in Education, National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079
  • Online:2018-03-15 Published:2018-03-15

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the underlying mechanism between social network sites addiction and depression in adolescents. Based on the Diathesis-stress theory, a questionnaire, including Social Network Sites Addiction Scale, Cognitive Overload Scale, Core Self-Evaluations Scale, and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), was used to investigate 886 junior school students from three full-time middle schools in Wuhan. The results indicated that:(1) There were significant correlations among social network sites addiction, cognitive overload, core self-evaluation and depression, and social network sites addiction significantly and positively predicted the level of depression; (2) Cognitive overload and core self-evaluation played mediating roles between social network sites addiction and depression. In particular, social network sites addiction affected depression through three paths:one was the mediating role of cognitive overload; the second was the mediating role of core self-evaluation; the third was the chain-mediated role of both cognitive overload and core self-evaluation. In summary, this study uncovered the mechanism underlying the relationship between social network sites addiction and depression, which contributes to the understanding of the complex mechanism between social network sites addiction and its outcomes.

Key words: social network sites addiction, cognitive overload, core self-evaluation, depression, adolescents

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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