Marino, Claudia, Caselli, Gabriele, Lenzi, Michela, Vieno, Lessio, Nikcevic, Ana and Spada, Marcantonio M. (2018) Emotion regulation and desire thinking as predictors of problematic Facebook use. In: 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions; 23-25 Apr 2018, Cologne, Germany. (Unpublished)

Abstract

Background: Research evidence suggests that problematic Facebook use (PFU) affects a large number of people worldwide. A variety of studies have investigated the relationship between PFU and psychological dysfunction, revealing that deficient mood and cognitive self-regulation (Caplan, 2010; Marino et al., 2016) are common among problematic Facebook users. Two important constructs have yet to be investigated in the relationship between craving and PFU: emotion regulation and desire thinking. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between craving, emotion regulation and desire thinking in pre-dicting PFU. Methods: We present data on 750 adults who completed self-report measures of craving (Penn Alcohol Craving Scale), emotion regulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Strategies), desire thinking (Desire Thinking Questionnaire) and PFU (Problematic Facebook Use Scale). Results: Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that gender, craving, emotion regulation and the verbal perseveration component of desire thinking predicted PFU. On the basis of these results we proposed a summary model of the inter-relationships between the variables under study based on previous research findings. Conclusion: Emotion regulation and desire thinking are independent predictors of PFU. These constructs should be considered in the modification of problematic Facebook behavior.

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