The moderating influence of SNS users' attachment style on the associations between perceived information overload, SNS fatigue, and mental health.

This study examined the effects of SNS users' perceived information overload on SNS fatigue and mental health, highlighting the influence of users' attachment styles. Also, the mediating role of SNS fatigue in the association between perceived information overload and mental health was investigated. Using data from a national sample in South Korea (N = 635), the study found that those in the secure style (n = 216) and the dismissing style (n = 134) showed low levels of perceived information overload and SNS fatigue than those in the preoccupied style (n = 143) and the fearful style (n = 160). These results uncovered that the anxiety dimension of attachment styles was the differentiating factor for the variables in the study. Moreover, the study supported the mediating role of SNS fatigue in the three attachments styles except for the fearful style. Theoretical implications and contributions of the study were also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]