Social media fatigue and the circulation of fake news

We gathered information from 1550 respondents via an online survey, however we only used 1200 valid answers for analysis. The analysis was conducted using Smart PLS 3. We discovered that the main cause of social media tiredness is excessive usage of social media. System feature overload, social comparison, self-disclosure, and information overload are additional aspects linked to social media tiredness. Additionally, we discovered that distributing bogus news is directly impacted by social media weariness. Social media fatigue totally mediated the association between social comparison, self-disclosure, information overload, system feature overload, excessive social media use, and the spread of bogus news.

本研究通过线上问卷共收集到1550份受访者反馈，最终仅采用其中1200份有效问卷开展分析。分析过程采用Smart PLS 3软件完成。研究发现，社交媒体倦怠（social media tiredness）的主要诱因为社交媒体过度使用。系统功能过载（system feature overload）、社会比较（social comparison）、自我表露（self-disclosure）以及信息过载（information overload）为与社交媒体倦怠相关的其他影响因素。此外，本研究还发现，虚假新闻（bogus news）的传播直接受到社交媒体倦怠的影响。社交媒体倦怠在社会比较、自我表露、信息过载、系统功能过载、社交媒体过度使用与虚假新闻传播之间发挥完全中介效应。