Abstract
Based on a survey of college students in Shaanxi Province, this study found that there are significant gender differences in the influence of adolescent personality on social media engagement. In terms of behavioral engagement, male extraversion personality traits have a significant predictive effect on behavioral engagement. Extraversion personality has no significant influence on behavior engagement. Therefore, the influence of adolescents’ use of social media on individual growth and mental health development should consider gender differences.
Highlights
1.1 Social media engagementThe rapid development of the Internet has gradually penetrated different areas of people's lives, and it has become an irreplaceable part of people's lives [1] [2]
Cognitive engagement and emotional engagement of boys are significantly higher than girls, while in behavioral engagement, girls are higher than boys
It can be seen that as adolescent boys get older, they will learn more about the society and the world around them through social media, who with extraversion personality are more willing to interact with people around them through social media and participate more in online dating
Summary
The rapid development of the Internet has gradually penetrated different areas of people's lives, and it has become an irreplaceable part of people's lives [1] [2]. An increasing number of people believe that social media use may play an important role in psychological well-being [5]. In this period, adolescents struggle to cope with changes in identity ecpolration, autonomy, and peer relationships, social media use may play a key developmental role in early adolescence [9]. We can see that the research on the use of social media is helpful for the growth of adolescents, and has important value and significance for the development of their mental health. This research will focus on the factors that influencing factor on adolescents that their engagement on social media
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