Compensatory Usage of the Internet: The Case of Mukbang Watching on YouTube

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Kagan Kircaburun Sabah Balta Emrah Emirtekin Ş ule Betü l Tosuntaş Zsolt Demetrovics Ma
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제18권 제4호, 269~276쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.04.30

영문 초록

Objective Accumulating empirical research has emphasized that a wide range of online activities–such as using social networking sites–can be performed in order to compensate unattained needs or to cope with negative affect and psychopathological symptoms. Al-though the correlates of problematic social networking use have been extensively investigated, less is known about problematic YouTube use (PYU), an umbrella term grouping a number of different activities (e.g., viewing of online video games, watching specific YouTube channels). Furthermore, nothing is known concerning increasingly popular and distinct YouTube-related activities such as mukbang watching (i.e., watching livestream “eating broadcasts” where someone eats various foods in front of the camera while interacting with viewers). The aim of the present study was to examine the mediating role of problematic mukbang watching (PMW) on the relation-ships between depression and loneliness with PYU. Methods An online survey that comprised assessment tools for aforementioned variables was administered to 217 mukbang viewers (mean age=20.58 years, range 18–33 years). Results Results indicated that PMW was positively related to loneliness and PYU. Depression was positively and directly associated with PYU but was not associated with PMW. Conclusion Further research is required to better understand the psychological processes underlying problematic mukbang watching and its association with other mental health conditions (e.g., addictive disorders, eating disorders). Psychiatry Investig 2021;18(4):269-276

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Problematic YouTube use Mukbang Problematic mukbang watching Loneliness Internet use Compensatory usage of internet