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Volume 09 Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy Addiction Summit 2018
May 17-18, 2018
May 17-18, 2018 Singapore
8th International Conference on
Addictive Disorders and Alcoholism
SNS addiction, SNS fatigue and depression in Republic of Korea
Wan-Kyeong Park and Myeong-Sook Yoon
Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea
Statement of the Problem: Social Network Service (SNS) is widely spread in Korean society; it has become part of everyday
life. At the same time, fatigue or stress related to SNS over-commitment has become a social issue. The SNS fatigue cause SNS
user’s behavioral reaction or change of satisfaction level. However, a little is empirically studied about SNS fatigue despite its
seriousness.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: The main purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between SNS
addiction, SNS fatigue and depression and to examine the moderated mediating effect of SNS usage intention among early
middle aged adults. A total of 784 adults aged from 30-49 participated this study by using allocation standard sampling method.
Findings: The findings of this study are as follows: (1) SNS usage intention showed the moderated mediating effects on the
relationship of SNS addiction, SNS fatigue and depression and (2) SNS usage intention divided into two groups: Interpersonal
relationship intention group and information gathering and recreation intention group. There were significant differences the
path from SNS addiction to SNS fatigue and the path from SNS addiction to depression. However, there were no significant
differences the path from SNS fatigue to depression. So the SNS addiction to SNS fatigue in interpersonal relationship intention
group showed higher prevalence than information gathering and recreation intention group. But the direct pathway from SNS
addiction to depression showed higher prevalence in interpersonal relationship intention group.
Conclusion & Significance: Based on these findings, the research discussion reduced the high risk of SNS addiction among
adults and suggested effective intervention programs for the mental health social worker.
Biography
Wan-Kyeong Park is a Certified Social Worker (level 1) and has been working in the internet and game addiction field. His main area of interest is behavioral
addiction. In particular, he has been working to apply an advanced research method to this field. Currently he is working on the Korean government project.
Wan-Kyeong Park ., J Addict Res Ther 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C1-036