Problematic Smartphone Use and Social Media Fatigue: The Mediating Role of Self-Control.

Agata Hiacynta Świątek Małgorzata Szcześniak Blanka Aleksandrowicz Daria ZaczkowskaWeronika WawerMałgorzata Ścisłowska

Published in: Psychology research and behavior management (2023)

A lack of impulse-inhibition skills, such as compulsive checking of notifications, can be a significant factor in SM exhaustion, fatigue, or frustration. SMF can also be understood as a natural defensive response, triggered in situations where individuals are overwhelmed, when the self-control is insufficient to stop the compulsion to use SM, and the use of a smartphone for this purpose is excessively engaging.

Keyphrases

social media
health information
sleep quality
healthcare
physical activity
medical students