Informed by the interaction of person-affect-cognition-execution (I-PACE) theory, the present studies examined the association between peer rejection, peer popularity, and social media addiction (SMA) at both between-person and within-person levels. Two distinct processes, the fear-driven/compensation-seeking process and the reward-driven process were explored. In Study 1, using a cross-sectional sample of high school students (N = 318), both processes were supported via different cognitive mediators. Support for the fear-driven/compensation-seeking process was demonstrated by finding that avoidance expectancy was a significant cognitive mediator between peer-nominated rejection and SMA. In turn, the reward-driven process was supported by the significant mediation of reward expectancy between peer-nominated popularity and SMA. In Study 2, using ecological momentary assessment with college students (N = 54), we found the fear-driven/compensation-seeking process partially supported through both between-person and within-person mediations. Specifically, negative affect and social media craving were two affective mediators that linked peer rejection and addictive social media use behaviors. On the other hand, the reward-driven process was predominantly supported by within-person mediations, in which positive affect and social media craving were found to be mediators of the relationship between peer popularity and addictive social media use behaviors. The results underscore that adolescents experiencing rejection tend to use social media to avoid negative feelings and compensate for interpersonal deficits, while adolescents experiencing popularity tend to use social media to maintain positive feelings and gain social rewards. Implications for the assessment, case formulation, and treatment of SMA in counseling practice are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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调查社交媒体成瘾的认知和情感动态：来自同伴环境的见解。


根据人-影响-认知-执行（I-PACE）理论的相互作用，本研究在人与人之间和人内部层面检验了同伴拒绝、同伴受欢迎程度和社交媒体成瘾（SMA）之间的关联。探索了两个不同的过程，即恐惧驱动/寻求补偿过程和奖励驱动过程。在研究 1 中，使用高中生的横截面样本（N = 318），这两个过程都通过不同的认知中介得到支持。通过发现回避预期是同行提名的拒绝和 SMA 之间的重要认知中介，证明了对恐惧驱动/寻求补偿过程的支持。反过来，奖励驱动的过程得到了同行提名受欢迎程度和 SMA 之间奖励预期的显着调节的支持。在研究 2 中，对大学生（N = 54）进行生态瞬时评估，我们发现恐惧驱动/寻求补偿的过程部分地通过人与人之间和人内部的调解得到支持。具体来说，负面情绪和社交媒体渴望是两个情感中介，它们将同伴拒绝和成瘾的社交媒体使用行为联系起来。另一方面，奖励驱动的过程主要由人际中介支持，其中积极情绪和社交媒体渴望被发现是同伴受欢迎程度与成瘾社交媒体使用行为之间关系的中介。结果强调，遭受拒绝的青少年倾向于使用社交媒体来避免负面情绪并弥补人际缺陷，而受到欢迎的青少年则倾向于使用社交媒体来维持积极情绪并获得社会奖励。 讨论了咨询实践中 SMA 评估、案例制定和治疗的意义。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。