Effect of social media addiction on executive functioning among young adults: the mediating roles of emotional disturbance and sleep quality

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Zhang, K, Li, P, Zhao, Y, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Wang, J and Zhang, MX, 2023. Effect of social media addiction on executive functioning among young adults: the mediating roles of emotional disturbance and sleep quality. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 16, pp. 1911-1920. ISSN 1179-1578

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Abstract

Introduction: The increased research examining social media addiction with its negative consequences has raised concerns over the past decade. However, little research has investigated the association between social media addiction and executive functioning as well as the mechanisms underlying this relationship.

Methods: Using a survey, the present study examined the association between social media addiction and executive functioning via emotional disturbance and sleep quality among 1051 Chinese young adults, aged 18 to 27 years old (M=21.02 years [SD=1.89]; 34.41% male).

Results: The results showed that social media addiction had a significant negative association with executive functioning but positive associations with emotional disturbance and poor sleep quality. Structural equation modeling suggested that there was a significant direct effect between social media addiction and executive functioning. Indirect effects via two paths (ie, emotional disturbance alone, and both emotional disturbance and sleep quality) were also statistically significant.

Discussion: The findings indicate that both emotional disturbance and poor sleep quality are risk-enhancing mediators in the relationship between social media addiction and executive functioning. Intervention programs (eg, emotional regulation strategies) should be considered to reduce the adverse effects of social media addiction on cognitive impairment among young adults.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Creators:	Zhang, K., Li, P., Zhao, Y., Griffiths, M.D., Wang, J. and Zhang, M.X.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	2023
Volume:	16
ISSN:	1179-1578
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.2147/prbm.s414625 DOI 1765481 Other
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Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	26 May 2023 08:48
Last Modified:	26 May 2023 08:48
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49079