ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2022
The independent contribution of desire thinking to problematic social media use.
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- Metacognition, Desire Thinking, and Problematic Social Media Use: Investigating Effects of Active and Passive Engagement in Facebook and Instagram Users.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2025Article
- Nature Connectedness Reduces Internet Gaming Disorder: The Chain Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Desire Thinking.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Application of the Metacognitive Model of Desire Thinking and Craving in Problematic Social Networking Sites Use.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2024Article
- The fear in desire: linking desire thinking and fear of missing out in the social media context.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Problematic smartphone use and sleep disturbance: the roles of metacognitions, desire thinking, and emotion regulation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The role of desire thinking in the problematic use of social networking sites among adults.Addictive behaviors reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
In the present study, we investigated the role of desire thinking in problematic social media use (PSMU) whilst accounting for negative affect, impulsivity, and thought suppression. A sample of individuals with PSMU (n = 350) who used social media at least 8 h daily was recruited. Participants completed measures of negative affect, impulsivity, thought suppression, craving, desire thinking, and PSMU. Results indicated that negative affect, impulsivity, and thought suppression had significant indirect effects on craving and PSMU through the significant mediating role of desire thinking. The present study shows that desire thinking is an underlying mechanism linking established variables associated with PSMU (negative affect, impulsivity, and thought suppression) to craving and PSMU. Focusing efforts on the interruption of desire thinking may be beneficial to support individuals in disengaging from PSMU.
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