The Stimulators of Social Media Fatigue Among Students: Role of Moral Disengagement

The Stimulators of Social Media Fatigue Among Students: Role of Moral Disengagement

There are increasing concerns about student’s possibility of becoming victim of negative online experiences, including cyberbullying victimization (CV). The outcome of these experiences on student’s psychological and mental health is not well understood. This study used stimulus–organism–response pa...

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Published in:Journal of educational computing research Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 1083 - 1107
Main Authors: Cao, Xiongfei, Khan, Ali N., Zaigham, Ghulam H. K., Khan, Naseer A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-09-2019
Subjects:
Anxiety
Bullying
College Students
Computer Mediated Communication
Depression (Psychology)
Fatigue (Biology)
Mental Disorders
Moral Values
Social Media
Student Attitudes
Victims
SOR model
cyberbullying victimization
social media attachment
students
moral disengagement
internalizing symptoms
social media fatigue
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Summary:There are increasing concerns about student’s possibility of becoming victim of negative online experiences, including cyberbullying victimization (CV). The outcome of these experiences on student’s psychological and mental health is not well understood. This study used stimulus–organism–response paradigm to inspect the antecedents of social media fatigue and how social media attachment (SMA) is related to internalizing disorders (depression and anxiety). We also examined the moderating role of moral disengagement in the positive association between SMA and CV. The distinctive stimulus–organism–response paradigm in the suggested model is empirically examined through a sample of 305 college students. SMA was related to more CV and greater symptoms of internalizing disorders. CV and internalizing disorders were positively associated with social media fatigue. Moral disengagement moderated the relationship between SMA and CV. Implications for online awareness struggles are discussed.
ISSN:0735-6331
1541-4140
DOI:10.1177/0735633118781907