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Although prior research has found that receipt of social support through social networking sites is a significant predictor of Facebook addiction, the mechanism underlying this association remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the mediating roles of fear of missing out and problematic smartphone use in the relationship between these two variables in a Chinese context. Four hundred and sixty-five undergraduates participated in this study by completing measures of support received through online social networking sites, fear of missing out, problematic smartphone use, and addiction to Chinese social media. The results showed that fear of missing out and problematic smartphone use mediated the relationship between support through online social networking sites and addiction to such sites, both in series and in parallel. This might be among the first studies to elucidate the mechanism underlying the development of social media addiction from the perspective of online support. Although the cross-sectional design employed has several limitations, these findings offer a potential avenue of research in the development of strategies for the prevention of addiction to social networking sites and interventions for treating this affliction.

Social network sites (SNSs) has a big potential to improve teaching and learning experience. It has become a necessity for teachers to transfer this technologies to learning environments has become a requirement. For this reason, the use of SNSs in the education process of preservice teachers who are the teachers of the future and examination of variables that have an impact on the acceptance of these technologies are found important. The use of SNSs in teacher education will enable preservice teachers to be more willing to use information technologies and will improve their skills in using these technologies. For the reasons given, in this study, it is aimed to examine the acceptance and use of SNSs by preservice teachers for educational purposes on the basis of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model. The study was designed according to relational screening model. Study group of the study consists of 274 preservice teachers at a university in 2017. Data were collected via various scales and personal information form at the end of an application process of 14 weeks + 14 weeks. Descriptive statistics, linear multiple hierarchical regression analysis and structural equation model were used in analysing the data. As a result of the study, it was determined that the acceptance of SNSs for educational purposes was affected respectively by social effect, performance expectation and effort expectation, and behavioral intention of using these technologies affected the actual use. Besides, variables of moderators that were effective on acceptance and use were also determined.

The present study aims at adapting and validating the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) for mobile social networking site (MSNS) addiction in the context of a developing country. The study further examines the role of social overload and religiosity in MSNS addiction. A cross-sectional survey was used to obtain data from a sample of 557 MSNS users in South Africa. The psychometric properties of the adaptation of the BFAS for MSNS addiction were robustly assessed using the structural equation modelling technique. The results suggest a five-factor addiction component model for MSNS addiction with excellent psychometric properties. Given that much of the existing literature suggests a six-factor behavioural addiction component model for SNS addiction, the findings of the present study contribute new insights into the literature and reinforce the need for far-reaching cross-cultural validation scales beyond their original contexts. Furthermore, the findings of the study make an original contribution to the literature by explaining how social overload mediates the impact of religiosity on users who are addicted to MSNS.

Background As social networking sites (SNSs) with diverse functions gradually become an important social place for modern people, openness, as a personality trait that represents the willingness to consider diverse things, will be more likely to affect people’s cognitive and emotional experience (e.g., social anxiety) in social interactions. This study examined the relationship between openness and social anxiety and the underlying psychological mechanism in the internet age based on the cognitive-behavioral model of social anxiety. Methods This cross‑sectional survey study conducted a questionnaire survey of 522 college students from two provinces in China (191 male; age range 18–25; M  = 20.76, SD  = 1.34). Results The results showed that openness is negatively related to social anxiety. Self-evaluation and passive SNS use independently mediate the relationship between openness and social anxiety, respectively. Moreover, openness is associated with social anxiety both through the chain mediating roles of active SNS use and self-evaluation and through the chain mediating roles of passive SNS use and self-evaluation. Conclusions Openness is negatively associated with social anxiety, and the different ways of SNS use and self-evaluation are the underlying mechanisms. These results provide insights into the clinical treatment of social anxiety and how to benefit from online interactions.

This study aims to examine the structural relationships between problematic social media use (PSMU), social anxiety on social networking sites (SNSs), social media burnout (SMB), and discontinuous use from a stress-strain-outcome (SSO) framework. The research sample is 715 college students in Türkiye (58.5% female, M age : 21.71). Based on the SSO framework, PSMU and users’ social anxiety on SNSs were identified as stressors. In response to these stressors, users’ experience of SMB was determined as strain. As a result of this strain, users’ discontinuous use of SNSs was identified as the outcome. Moderated mediation analyses revealed that SMB mediated the negative effect of PSMU on discontinuous use. The mediating effect of SMB was moderated by users’ social anxiety on SNSs. Users’ social anxiety on SNSs had a buffering moderating effect on the relationship between PSMU and discontinuous use. The moderating effect of users’ social anxiety on SNSs was significant in the positive relationship between SMB and discontinuous use. SMB was positively correlated with both PSMU and discontinuous use. Similarly, self-evaluation anxiety and shared content anxiety were positively correlated with both PSMU and discontinuous use. These findings provide empirical evidence for the relatively new “SMB paradox” literature and extend the “paradox of social anxiety” phenomenon, which reveals contradictions in the face-to-face socialization process, to social media. The results demonstrate complex relationships between the antecedents of discontinuous use from the SSO framework.

Objective. This study explored the research engagement and performance of faculty members from selected universities in Karnataka, India, on ResearchGate (RG). The study assessed several metrics, including research contributions, forms of publications, and the availability of full-text documents. The objective was to identify the most productive universities, departments, and individual faculty members. Furthermore, the study undertook a multifaceted examination of the correlation between various RG metrics, with the objective of elucidating their interrelationship. Methodology. A representative sample of universities in Karnataka was selected based on academic reputation and diversity. Data were collected from the profiles of 330 faculty members who had created RG profiles, including details on publications read, profile views, citations, H-index, participation in the question and answers (Q&A) section, research interest (RI) score, followers, and following. Subsequent correlation analyses were conducted to assess the relationship among these metrics. Results. The study revealed that a mere 38.02% of faculty members across a selection of universities in Karnataka have established RG profiles. The University of Mysore demonstrated the highest level of research productivity, with 5,235 publications and 71,814 citations. Among the faculty members, K. R. Kini from the University of Mysore exhibited the highest RI score (7,712), followed by Gireesha B. J. from Kuvempu University, who attained an RI score of 5,261. The Department of Chemistry at Karnatak University demonstrated the highest level of productivity, with a total of 1,004 documents and an RI score of 8268.3. Statistical analyses revealed a significant positive correlation between university age and the number of RG profiles, as well as between the number of publications and citations. However, the correlation between the number of publications and the RI score was moderate and not statistically significant. Conclusion. This study underscored the growing role of academic social networking platforms in scholarly communication. By identifying key trends in research visibility and engagement, the study provided valuable insights for researchers seeking to optimize their RG presence. While the study identified correlations among various RG metrics, its reliance on publicly available profile data, which may be subject to updates and inconsistencies, was a limitation.

Previous research has produced contrasting findings regarding the influence of social networking on academic performance. Many have found negative relationships but some have also demonstrated a positive effect for social networking on academic performance. Still others report no links between social networking and academic performance. Researchers have attempted to explain these divergences by specifying the quality and frequency of social networking habits and behaviors, distinguishing between adaptive and maladaptive traits. Yet it remains unclear how divergent use patterns are related to academic performance. To extend this literature, we examine the relationship between frequency, duration, and problematic (i.e., maladaptive) use of social networking sites on perceived performance expectancy and actual academic performance of a sample of college-level students recruited at a pre-university program in Northeastern Canada. Our findings suggest that different measures of SNS use and academic performance can yield different links between social networking and academic performance. Interestingly, we find that frequency and problematic use of SNS are related to performance expectancy though we do not find a concomitant effect for reported academic performance. Findings are discussed with respect to self-determination theory and implications for teaching and learning are offered as well.

Academic libraries are playing an important role in promoting library resources and services. Awareness on Social Networking Sites and their use are very much essential to the library professionals and semi-professionals to promote the library resources and services and for maximum utilization of the same. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has 12 libraries and the current study is limited to 10 libraries. The main objective of the study was to study the awareness, perception and use of Social Networking Sites among library professionals and semi-professionals at MAHE libraries. Questionnaire method was used in the study. It is observed from the study that all the respondents are having awareness about social networking sites and have good perceptions about SNSs. The study recommended MAHE libraries to take the initiative in including social networking sites on their library web sites for building a network within themselves as well as with users to maximize the use of library resources and services and to increase the visibility of the libraries.

This article tests a number of networking and information exchange factors that may influence users' participation in niche social networking sites (SNS). The factors identified in the literature review as influential for participation in social networking sites were implemented in a model tested using quantitative data from 152 users. Gratifications related to socialising, self-status seeking, social support, and learning and innovativeness were identified as significant for participating in niche SNS. As only a subset of the general purpose SNS gratifications were found to be of statistical significance for niche sites, it is suggested that further research that includes a wider set of factors is necessary to determine the similarities and differences between gratifications influencing participation in general purpose and niche SNS.