Stop Pushing Me Away

Relative Level of Facebook Addiction Is Associated With Implicit Approach Motivation for Facebook Stimuli

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13660907
AutoresJames Juergensen (Youngstown State University, autor correspondente), Christina M Leckfor (0000-0002-7119-4047, Youngstown State University), Christina Leckfor (Youngstown State University)
Ano2018
Volume122
Fascículo6
Páginas2012-2025
Data de publicação2018-09-06
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0033294118798624
PMID30189800
OpenAlexW2892003282
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas36

The use of Facebook and other social media sites has increased to the point that some consider it to be a behavioral addiction. Previously, research has used the Approach–Avoidance Task to measure implicit approach and withdrawal tendencies in response to a variety of stimuli, including alcohol, desserts, cigarettes, spiders, and cannabis. When responding to these types of stimuli, individuals typically evidence an approach bias toward appetitive images and a withdrawal bias in response to undesirable and/or fearful stimuli. The present study was designed to test the validity of an adapted version of the Approach–Avoidance Task by investigating how self-reported Facebook addiction tendencies, measured via the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, predicted automatic approach tendencies toward Facebook-related stimuli using the Facebook-Approach–Avoidance Task. Participants with higher self-reported tendencies of Facebook addiction tended to approach Facebook-related stimuli faster. The present study is the first to indicate a relationship between self-reported Facebook addiction tendencies and implicit approach motivation using a behavioral measure. This finding provides initial support for the use of the Facebook-Approach–Avoidance Task as a measure of Facebook addiction, and further validation could lead to the development of additional assessment and training paradigms in the future

Addiction · Cognitive psychology · Reinforcement · Scale (ratio · Task (project management · Child Development and Digital Technology · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology