Network matters: An examination of the direct and mediated influences of network size and heterogeneity on WeChat fatigue

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Highlights：

• WeChat fatigue was widely perceived in a national representative sample of China.

• Network size showed a positive curvilinear relationship with WeChat fatigue.

• Network heterogeneity was negatively correlated with WeChat fatigue.

• Social overload mediates the curvilinear relationship between size and fatigue.

• Network size and heterogeneity indirectly increased fatigue mediated through fear of missing out.

摘要

•WeChat fatigue was widely perceived in a national representative sample of China.•Network size showed a positive curvilinear relationship with WeChat fatigue.•Network heterogeneity was negatively correlated with WeChat fatigue.•Social overload mediates the curvilinear relationship between size and fatigue.•Network size and heterogeneity indirectly increased fatigue mediated through fear of missing out.

论文关键词：Social media fatigue,Network size,Network heterogeneity,Social overload,Impression management,FOMO,Curvilinear relationship

论文评审过程：Received 1 April 2022, Revised 13 September 2022, Accepted 15 September 2022, Available online 24 September 2022, Version of Record 10 October 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107489