“Too much to handle”: Impact of mobile social networking sites on information overload, depressive symptoms, and well-being

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 105; p. 106217
• Main Authors: Matthes, Jörg, Karsay, Kathrin, Schmuck, Desirée, Stevic, Anja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adults; Correlation analysis; Depressive symptoms; Information overload; Message processing; Older people; Panel survey; Smartphone use; Social networking sites; Social networks; Social research; Well-being; Wireless networks; Social networking sites; Depressive symptoms; Information overload; Well-being; Panel survey; Smartphone use

Mobile social networking sites (SNS) are frequently theorized to lead to perceived information overload, which may affect the well-being of individuals in negative ways. However, the available body of research is mainly based on cross-sectional data. Based on the limited capacity model of motivated...