Title
Facebook Frets: The Role of Social Media Use in Predicting Social and Facebook-Specific Anxiety
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2015
Publication Title
Journal of Alabama Academy of Science
Abstract
Theory suggests that Facebook users may experience anxiety due to accessibility of their self-presentations to their entire networks. This project examines the impact of Facebook use on general social anxiety and Facebook-specific anxiety. Predictors we consider include the intensity of Facebook use, role conflict experienced during Facebook use, self-monitoring activities of the user, and religiosity of the user. Findings indicate that Facebook may, indeed, be increasing anxiety. Role conflict and religiosity can also increase Facebook-specific anxiety. Self-monitoring decreases Facebook-specific anxiety but increases general social anxiety. These findings suggest that, under certain circumstances, Facebook use may lead to heightened anxiety.
Recommended Citation
Davidson, T. and Lee, L.K. (2015) Facebook Frets: The Role of Social Media Use in Predicting Social and Facebook-Specific Anxiety. Journal of Alabama Academy of Science. 85(1).
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Notes
This is a post-print version of an article originally published in Journal of Alabama Academy of Science, 2015, Volume 85, Issue 1. The version of record is available through: https://butler.on.worldcat.org/oclc/6010762229. Archived with permission from Journal of Alabama Academy of Science, all rights reserved.