The mediating and moderating effects of flexible control on type D personality and problematic social media usage in college students
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20241105-00527
- VernacularTitle:灵活控制性在大学生D型人格与问题性社交媒体使用间的中介和调节作用
- Author:
Zhonghua HE
1
;
Xiaolong YANG
1
;
Luchen YANG
1
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学新闻与新媒体学院，西安 710049
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Type D personality;
Cognitive flexibility;
Problematic social media usage;
Flexible control;
Mediating effect;
Moderating effect
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2025;34(10):937-941
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between college students' Type D personality and problematic social media usage, as well as the mediating and moderating roles of cognitive flexibility.Methods:From April to July 2024, totally 489 college students were investigated using the problematic social media use scale, cognitive flexibility scale and type D personality scale. SPSS 27.0 was used for descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, moderating effect analysis and common method bias test. AMOS 26.0 was used to analyze the mediating effect relationship.Results:(1) Type D personality (26.68±11.62) was positively correlated with problematic social media usage(18.11±3.54)( r=0.46, P<0.01). (2) Flexible control played a partial mediating role in the relationship between Type D personality and problematic social media usage (effect value=0.23, 95% CI=0.12-0.33). (3) Type D personality college students’ flexible control moderated the effect of Type D personality on independent problematic social media usage( β=-0.542, P<0.05). Conclusion:The increased cognitive flexibility helps mitigate college students' levels of problematic social media usage. For college students with low cognitive flexibility, type D personality scores had a more significant effect on problematic social media usage.
