Facebook: Social uses and anxiety |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Montreal-Department of Neurosciences, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada;2. University of Montreal-Department of Psychiatry, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J, Canada;3. Center for Studies on Human Stress-Montreal Mental Health University Institute, 7401 Hochelaga Street, Montreal, Quebec H1N 3M5, Canada;4. Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montreal, Quebec H1N 3M5, Canada;5. Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University Stress, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada;1. Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland;2. Institute of Medical Physiology, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Visegradska 26/II, 11129 Belgrade, Serbia;1. University of Louisville, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, USA;2. Washington University in St. Louis, USA |
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| Abstract: | Research has shown inconsistent relationships between social anxiety and time spent on Facebook, possibly because Facebook’s many activities vary in degree of social interactivity. We examined the relationships between social anxiety, anxiety on Facebook, and social Facebook use. A multiple regression predicting social Facebook use revealed an interaction. Participants with high anxiety on Facebook and high social anxiety reported more frequent social Facebook use than those with high anxiety on Facebook and low social anxiety. A second multiple regression predicting social anxiety showed a suppression effect, indicating that social Facebook use predicts social anxiety only once anxiety on Facebook has been accounted for. These findings suggest that anxiety on Facebook clarifies the relationship between social anxiety and social Facebook use. |
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| Keywords: | Social anxiety Social Facebook use Anxiety on Facebook Social compensation hypothesis |
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