Are you keeping your Facebook passions and habit under control? A dual systems perspective on Facebook addiction-like symptoms

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dc.contributor.authorMylonopoulos, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorheoharakis, Vasilis
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-27T11:05:54Z
dc.date.available2021-07-27T11:05:54Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-25
dc.description.abstractAfter many years of techno-enthusiasm, public discourse has turned to the dark side of technology and notably the dysfunctional consequences (e.g., addiction-like symptoms) of excessive social media use. Recent research in this area draws on dual-system theory and demonstrates that while habit predicts use, it does not directly predict addiction-like symptoms. This is not surprising, since habit lacks valence and its measurement does not discriminate between desirable and undesirable use. To clarify the antecedents of addiction-like symptoms, this paper extends prior research by drawing on the dualistic theory of passions and argues that habit is a manifestation of harmonious and obsessive passions that are anchored in the user’s identity. By applying structural equation modeling on survey responses from 225 U.S.-based users, we first replicate and confirm the main findings of prior studies and then proceed to show that harmonious and obsessive passion drive Facebook habit and use. Moreover, obsessive passion emerges as the exclusive driver of addiction-like Facebook symptoms while the restraining effect of self-control is mediated by the two passions, as well as habit and use. The main finding is that the dual-system explaining Facebook addiction-like symptoms comprises of obsessive passion as the direct driving force and self-control as the indirect preventative restraining force. Our analysis contributes to the debate about mitigating the negative effects of social media and opens up new questions for further research.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMylonopoulos N, Theoharakis V. (2021) Are you keeping your Facebook passions and habit under control? A dual systems perspective on Facebook addiction-like symptoms. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Volume 25, Issue 2, 2021, pp. 181-203en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1086-4415
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10864415.2021.1887697
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16940
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectAddiction-like symptomsen_UK
dc.subjectdark side of ITen_UK
dc.subjectdual-system theoryen_UK
dc.subjecthabiten_UK
dc.subjectharmonious passionen_UK
dc.subjectFacebooken_UK
dc.subjectFacebook addictionen_UK
dc.subjectobsessive passionen_UK
dc.subjectself-controlen_UK
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_UK
dc.titleAre you keeping your Facebook passions and habit under control? A dual systems perspective on Facebook addiction-like symptomsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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