Differential Consequences of Harmonious vs. Obsessive Passion for Social Media Use (Poster 18)

• In Event: Thursday Poster Session 2:30 pm
  In Poster Session: Learning and Motivation in Social and Cultural Contexts 1

Abstract

Drawing from the Dualistic Model of Passion (Obsessive passion and Harmonious passion), the current study examined how the passion types are associated with social media use patterns, online behaviors, and social media interference in daily lives. Latent profile analysis was conducted on the data from 167 U.S. college students, and three distinct profiles were identified: 1) High Passion (high levels of both obsessive and harmonious passion), 2) Harmonious Passion, and 3) Low Passion. The Harmonious Passion profile exhibited a more adaptive pattern, including reported lower social media usage on weekdays, higher online prosocial behavior but lower antisocial behavior, and lower social media interference in their daily lives, compared to the High Passion profile.

Authors

• Boreum Kim, Ball State University

• Kyongboon Kwon, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

• Marie Jaclyn Enderle, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

• Addison Helsper, Ball State University

• Sungok Serena Shim, Ball State University