Online Relationships and Social Media Interaction in Youth Problem Gambling: A Four-Country Study
| Autor: | Markus Kaakinen, Anu Sirola, Atte Oksanen, Izabela Zych, Aki Koivula, Heli Hagfors, Hye-Jin Paek, Iina Savolainen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tampere University, Computing Sciences, Unit of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki, Univ Tampere, University of Tampere, Fac Social Sci Logoped |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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IMPACT Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine 030508 substance abuse Identity (social science) PEER GROUPS SCREEN SOGS 0302 clinical medicine ADOLESCENTS 030212 general & internal medicine Finland media_common RISK online relationships youth Online community 3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational health NETWORKS ADDICTION Scale (social sciences) 5141 Sociology The Internet Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology Adult social media interaction Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult problem gambling Republic of Korea Humans Social media INTERNET FRIENDSHIP IDENTIFICATION business.industry Addiction lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Peer group Behavior Addictive Friendship Spain Gambling business Social Media |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8133, p 8133 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17218133 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to examine if belonging to online communities and social media identity bubbles predict youth problem gambling. An online survey was administered to 15&ndash 25-year-old participants in the United States (N = 1212), South Korea (N = 1192), Spain (N = 1212), and Finland (N = 1200). The survey measured two dimensions of online behavior: perceived sense of belonging to an online community and involvement in social media identity bubbles. Belonging to an online community was examined with a single item and involvement in social media identity bubbles was measured with the six-item Identity Bubble Reinforcement Scale. The South Oaks Gambling Screen was used to assess problem gambling. Statistical analyses utilized linear regression modeling. According to the analyses, strong sense of belonging to an online community was associated with higher problem gambling, but the association was observed mainly among those young individuals who were also involved in social media identity bubbles. For those youths who did not indicate identity bubble involvement, online relationships appeared to function as those offline. Some differences across the four countries were observed but overall, the results indicate that social media identity bubbles could partly explain the harmful influence that some online relations have on youth behavior. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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