Study on factors influencing social network service addiction among junior college students based on problem behavior theory

Abstract

Objective·To construct a structural equation model based on problem behavior theory to conduct a study on social network addiction among junior college students.Methods·A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in a college in Shanghai. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the effects of gender, grade, study pressure, self-esteem, loneliness, depression, entrapment, defeat, interpersonal needs, perceived social support, smoking, alcohol, exercise, and academic achievement on social network service addiction. Based on the problem behavior theory, the structural equation model was used to construct a theoretical framework model of social network service addiction of junior college students.Results·60.31% of the total 980 participants had social network service addiction. The univariate Logistic regression results showed that depression, self-esteem, loneliness, frustration, drowsiness, social support, interpersonal needs, exercise, and academic performance had a significant impact on social network addiction. The structural equation model fitted well [S－Bχ2/df=8.03, goodness-of-fit index (GFI)=0.924, comparative fit index (CFI)=0.909, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI)=0.872, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.096, standardized root mean square residual (SRMR)=0.070], suggesting the mutual influence between the personality system and the perceived environment system, between the personality system and the behavioral system, and between the perceived environment system and the behavior system interact (β=1.018, P=0.000; β=0.218, P=0.003; β=0.268, P=0.000). The influence of personality system and behavior system on social network service addiction was not statistically significant, while the perceived environment system had a significant positive impact on social network service addiction (β=0.481, P=0.001).Conclusion·Personality system and behavior system indirectly affect social network service addiction by influencing perceived environment system, and perceived environment system directly affects social network service addiction. For the problem of social network addiction among lower grade college students, it is necessary to fully respect the characteristics of college students, and work together from three levels of the system to reduce the risk of social network addiction among college students.

Keywords

• college student
• social network service addiction
• problem behavior theory
• structural equation model