Purpose

A major portion of our social interaction now occurs online, facilitated by social networking sites (SNSs) that enable people to connect and communicate at will. However, the characteristics of SNS communication can introduce problematic outcomes on otherwise healthy processes, one of which is social comparison. In this work, we investigate whether compulsive SNS use could be driven by two phenomena related to social comparison: the fear of missing out (FoMO) and envy.

Design/methodology/approach

Using the stimulus-organism-response framework, we developed a model that was tested with data from a sample of SNS users (N = 330) based in the United States. The analysis was done through partial least squares structural equation modeling.

Findings

Our findings show FoMO's association with the two forms of dispositional experienced envy, benign and malicious, as well as expected envy of others (expected envy). Interestingly, benign and expected envy were associated with SNS stalking and self-disclosure, but malicious envy had non-significant associations. Finally, both SNS stalking and self-disclosure were linked to compulsive SNS use.

Originality/value

We study the nuanced ways in which the two forms of experienced envy and expected envy can be triggered by FoMO and result in users' engagement with problematic SNS use. Our research provides evidence that, in addition to benign envy being an antecedent of compulsive SNS use, the wish to invoke envious feelings in others can also significantly drive compulsive use.

中文翻译：

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社交网站上的社交比较：社交媒体引起的对错过的恐惧和嫉妒如何驱动强迫性使用

 目的

现在，我们社交互动的主要部分是在网上进行的，社交网站 (SNS) 使人们能够随意联系和交流。然而，SNS 沟通的特点可能会给其他健康的过程带来问题，其中之一就是社会比较。在这项工作中，我们调查了强迫性 SNS 使用是否可能是由与社会比较相关的两种现象驱动的：害怕错过 (FoMO) 和嫉妒。

设计/方法论/途径

使用刺激-有机体-反应框架，我们开发了一个模型，并使用来自美国的 SNS 用户样本 ( N = 330) 的数据进行了测试。通过偏最小二乘结构方程模型进行分析。

 发现

我们的研究结果表明，FOMO 与两种形式的性格体验嫉妒（良性和恶意）以及对他人的预期嫉妒（预期嫉妒）有关。有趣的是，良性和预期的嫉妒与社交媒体跟踪和自我暴露有关，但恶意嫉妒则没有显着的关联。最后，SNS 跟踪和自我暴露都与强迫性 SNS 使用有关。

 原创性/价值

我们研究了 FoMO 触发两种形式的体验嫉妒和预期嫉妒的微妙方式，并导致用户参与有问题的 SNS 使用。我们的研究提供的证据表明，除了善意的嫉妒是强迫性使用 SNS 的先决条件之外，引起他人嫉妒情绪的愿望也可以显着驱动强迫性使用。