Psychological risk factors of addiction to social networking sites among Chinese smartphone users.

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Abstract

Smartphones allow users to access social networking sites (SNSs) whenever and wherever they want. Such easy availability and accessibility may increase their vulnerability to addiction. Based on the social cognitive theory (SCT), we examined the impacts of outcome expectancies, self-efficacy, and impulsivity on young Chinese smartphone users' addictive tendencies toward SNSs.

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PubMed ID:: 25215198

PMC ID:: 4117295

DOI:: 10.1556/JBA.2.2013.006

Keywords: impulsivity,smartphone,addiction,social networking site,Chinese,social cognitive theory

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Keywords: impulsivity, smartphone, addiction, social networking site, Chinese, social cognitive theory

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