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Contingent self-esteem, social interaction fears, and compulsive WeChat usage

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  • Fayaz Ali
  • Qingyu Zhang
  • Muhammad Zubair Tauni
  • Asad Hassan Butt
  • Tanveer Ahsan

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This research examines the impact of contingent self-esteem on compulsive usage of social media application WeChat in China. The authors attempt to identify the channels based on self-verification and self-determination theory and propose that fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and fear of missing out (FoMO) transfer the impact of contingent self-esteem (CSE) to compulsive WeChat usage (CWU). Additionally, these relationships were tested with frustration about unavailability (FaU) as a moderator in the framework to explain the phenomenon. By employing a convenience method, 396 samples of Chinese students were analyzed. The analyses indicate that CSE contributes to CWU directly and indirectly through FNE and FoMO. Furthermore, FNE mediates the link between CSE and FoMO, ultimately transferring the effect of CSE to CWU in series. These results can enhance our knowledge of how CSE affects CWU, a growing problem among young people today. Our results may guide psychologists to prepare a counselling programme for compulsive social media users and help them overcome social interaction fears in the real world.

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  • Fayaz Ali & Qingyu Zhang & Muhammad Zubair Tauni & Asad Hassan Butt & Tanveer Ahsan, 2023. "Contingent self-esteem, social interaction fears, and compulsive WeChat usage," Behaviour and Information Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(6), pages 659-670, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tbitxx:v:42:y:2023:i:6:p:659-670
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2022.2039768
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