新冠疫情中社交媒體使用對心理健康狀況的影響：基於“壓力—應變—結果”視角的分析

在新冠疫情的社交限制條件下，人們對社交媒體的依賴加劇。基 于一項針對香港地區大學生的有代表性的抽樣調查( N = 399) ，本研究應用 “壓力—應變—結果”( SSO) 模型分析了社交媒體使用對心理健康的影響。 結構方程模型的結果顯示: 社交媒體上的新聞獲取會顯著降低用戶的主觀 福祉，並且提升抑鬱風險。社交媒體上的自我表露能夠緩釋新聞獲取帶來 的負面健康後果。通過自我表露，新聞獲取對主觀福祉的影響由負向轉為 正向。獲取更多的新聞會讓用戶更加遵從社交距離措施。儘管社交距離措 施會降低主觀福祉，但並不能在新聞獲取和主觀福祉的關係中起到仲介作 用。本文討論了這些發現的理論和實踐意義。
Under the strict social distancing conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals rely more heavily on social media. Based on a representative online survey among university students in Hong Kong, the study revealed the psychological consequences of social media use by employing the stress—strain—outcome (SSO) model. The results of structural equational modeling indicate: news seeking on social media will reduce subjective well-being and increase depression risks. Self-disclosure on social media can alleviate the negative outcome of news seeking. The negative relationship between news seeking and subjective well-being turns positive with the mediation of self-disclosure. Increased news seeking behavior will lead to higher level of compliance with social distancing measures. Despite its negative effect on subjective well-being, social distancing measures cannot mediate the relationship between news seeking and subjective well-being. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. Copyright © 2023 中國網路傳播研究.