Checking in to Check out? The Effect of Boredom on Craving, Behavioural Inhibition and Social Networking Site Use.
Mood modification is widely considered a motive of social networking site (SNS) use, especially among problematic users, but few empirical studies on this topic have been published. The present study aims to investigate the impacts of boredom on craving, behavioural inhibition and SNS usage for user...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 4265 - 4285 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2025
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