Problematic Social Media Use: Causes and Mechanisms

Title
Problematic Social Media Use: Causes and Mechanisms
Publication Date
2025
Author(s)
Griffiths, Mark D.
( supervisor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524
Email: mark.griiths@ntu.ac.uk
UNE Id #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
Malouff, John
( supervisor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-7497
Email: jmalouff@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jmalouff
Schutte, Nicola
( supervisor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-7659
Email: nschutte@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nschutte
Loi, Natasha
( supervisor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3561-1974
Email: nloi2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nloi2
Meynadier, Jai
Type of document
Dataset
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
DOI
10.25952/yp1s-5y69
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/65115
Abstract
This thesis is comprised of four studies. Study 1 was a meta-analysis of studies investigating the relationships between the five-factor personality traits and problematic social media use. Study 2 was a meta-analysis of studies investigating the relationship between trait mindfulness and problematic social media use. Studies 3 and 4 applied theoretical models of addictive behaviour to investigate problematic social media use operationalised as social media addiction. Study 3 investigated whether social media engagement and social media reward expectancies are associated with social media addiction. Study 4 investigated whether the relationships between social media addiction and various psychological predictors of social media addiction are mediated by positive and negative metacognitions regarding social media use.
The full datafiles used to conduct the meta-analyses in Study 1 and Study 2 are uploaded in this dataset.
The research materials used to gather data for Study 3 and Study 4 are uploaded in this dataset.
The datafiles used to analyse the data for Study 3 and Study 4 are uploaded in this dataset.
Link
link
Rights
CC0 1.0 Universal

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opendataset/Study 1 Big Five Meta Master 15.11.23.cma 182.107 KB View document
opendataset/Study 1 Meta Datafile 28.11.23.csv 11.315 KB View document
opendataset/Study 2 Mindfulness Social Media Addiction Meta Masterfile 18.1.23.cma 25.539 KB View document
opendataset/Study 3 EFA DATA 4.9.23.sav 715.45 KB View document
opendataset/Study 3 Full Datafile 4.9.23.sav 1270.933 KB View document
opendataset/Study 3 Research Materials Social Media Reward Expectancies.pdf 609.251 KB application/pdf View document
opendataset/Study 3 CFA DATA 4.9.23.sav 712.13 KB View document
opendataset/Study 4 Metacognitions Full Datafile 18.7.24.sav 2808.39 KB View document
opendataset/Study 4 Metacognitions Study Research Materials 28.3.24.pdf 511.756 KB application/pdf View document