Social Media and Boredom

Today we put boredom and social media in the spotlight! In this episode we discuss the role of social media and boredom for college students. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Christian Ihekweazu, Owen Eastman, Deena Warid, Christina Saros, Mohamed Ismail, Kaelyn Gannon. The research articles from this episode are listed below: DeAndrea, D. C., Ellison, N. B., LaRose, R., Steinfield, C., & Fiore, A. (2012). Serious social media: On the use of social media for improving students’ adjustment to college. The Internet and Higher Education, 15(1), 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.05.009 Flanigan, A. E., & Babchuk, W. A. (2015). Social media as academic quicksand: A phenomenological study of student experiences in and out of the classroom. Learning and Individual Differences, 44, 40–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.11.003 Steinfield, C., Ellison, N. B., & Lampe, C. (2008). Social Capital, self-esteem, and use of online social network sites: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29(6), 434–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2008.07.002 Stockdale, L. A., & Coyne, S. M. (2020). Bored and online: Reasons for using social media, problematic social networking site use, and behavioral outcomes across the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Journal of Adolescence, 79(1), 173–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.01.010 Sümer, C., & Büttner, O. B. (2022). I'll Do It - After One More Scroll: The Effects of Boredom Proneness, Self-Control, and Impulsivity on Online Procrastination. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 918306. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.918306 Wolniewicz, C. A., Rozgonjuk, D., & Elhai, J. D. (2019). Boredom proneness and fear of missing out mediate relations between depression and anxiety with problematic smartphone use. Umich.edu. https://doi.org/2578-1863 Yang, X.-J., Liu, Q.-Q., Lian, S.-L., & Zhou, Z.-K. (2020). Are bored minds more likely to be addicted? the relationship between boredom proneness and problematic mobile phone use. Addictive Behaviors, 108, 106426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106426 Zhao, L. (2023). Social media multitasking and college students’ academic performance: A situation–organism–behavior–consequence perspective. Psychology in the Schools, 60(9), 3151–3168. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22912