Yusuke Hayashiand Kathryn R. Glodowski Author

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Males (but Not Females) Who Excessively Use Social Media Make More Impulsive Decisions: Role of Gender and Delay Discounting

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Yusuke Hayashi and Kathryn R. Glodowski

Background and aims. Social media use has become ubiquitous globally. Females and males differ in the form and function of their social media use, but it is unknown what role gender plays in the relation between impulsive decision making and excessive/problematic social media use. The present study aimed to examine whether gender moderates such a relation. Methods. Based on the hours spent for social media use, participants were first grouped into the excessive or non-excessive social media use group. They were then grouped by gender. Participants in all groups completed a delay-discounting task with hypothetical monetary rewards, in which they made repeated choices between a larger amount of money obtained later and an equal or lower amount of money obtained immediately.Results. In fem... view more»

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