Vulnerable Narcissism Influenced by Early Life Emotional Abuse and Neglect Increases Social Media Use: The Mediating Role of Alienation and Rumination

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10.2991/assehr.k.220704.021How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Vulnerable narcissism; emotional abuse & neglect; social media use; alienation; rumination

Abstract

Vulnerable narcissism is influenced by early life emotional abuse and neglect. College students with vulnerable narcissism may potentially encounter difficulties in interpersonal interaction in reality. Alienation and rumination can both be induced by vulnerable narcissism. College students with vulnerable narcissistic tendencies may use social media as an alternative and spend a lot of time on social media. A sample of 435 Chinese college students from 17 to 28 years old (M=21.13, SD=2.18) responded to anonymous questionnaires. The findings revealed that vulnerable narcissism caused by early life emotional abuse and neglect leads to greater use of social media among college students, and alienation and rumination mediate the effect of vulnerable narcissism on social media use. Our study could help provide researchers with evidence of vulnerable narcissism affect the risk of social media addiction.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qianru Cao
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/11
TI  - Vulnerable Narcissism Influenced by Early Life Emotional Abuse and Neglect Increases Social Media Use: The Mediating Role of Alienation and Rumination
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 119
EP  - 124
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220704.021
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.021
ID  - Cao2022
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