The need to belong and adolescent authentic self-presentation on SNSs: A moderated mediation model involving FoMO and perceived social support
By Pengcheng Wang, Xiaochun Xie, Xingchao Wang, Xinyue Wang, Fengqing Zhao, Xiaoyuan Chu, Jia Nie, Li Lei. Personality and Individual Differences, 2018
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Abstract Recent research indicates that authentic self-presentation on social networking sites (SNSs) is a common behavior for adolescents. However, little is known about the driving force behind this behavior. The present study tested the relation between the need to belong and authentic self-presentation on SNSs among Chinese adolescents. Further, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relation were examined. A sample of 832 adolescents participated in this study and completed questionnaires regarding the need to belong, perceived social support, fear of missing out (FoMO), and authentic self-presentation on SNSs. After controlling for gender, age, and SNSs use intensity, the need to belong could positively predict adolescent authentic self-presentation on SNSs. Mediation analyses indicated that FoMO mediated the association between the need to belong and adolescent authentic self-presentation on SNSs. Moderated mediation revealed that perceived social support moderated the second pathway of the indirect associations between the need to belong and adolescent authentic self-presentation on SNSs, with the association only being significant for adolescents with a lower level of perceived social support.
Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science
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