论人格对互联网使用的预测作用

Value of Personality in Prediction of Internet Use

人格差异是影响互联网使用的重要因素,已有的研究揭示,无论是正常的互联网使用还是病理性互联网使用,人格特质都是显著的预测源,其中外倾性、神经质、开放性等均已得到证实。研究还表明,不同的人格特征与互联网服务的使用偏好相关。笔者认为,人格与互联网使用之间并非简单的对应的关系,人格对互联网使用的预测作用取决于对人格本质的分析和对互联网使用情况的分解。由于横向与相关研究的不足,由于互联网使用的量化问题难以准确把握,以及人格与互联网使用之间受诸多因素影响,因此人格对互联网使用的预测作用必须客观估计。

The personality difference is a major factor affecting internet use. Previous studies show that, not only in normal internet use but also in pathological internet use, personality traits are significant predictors, among which extroversion, neuroticism and openness to experience have been confirmed. Studies also demonstrate that dif- ferent personality characteristics are related to internet service preferences. The paper suggests that personality does not simply correspond with internet use. The value of personality in the prediction of internet use depends upon the analysis on the essence of personality and the decomposition of usage on the Internet. The value of personality in predicting internet use should be estimated objectively due to the inadequacy of cross-sectional and related studies, the problem of quantization of internet use, and the factors affecting the relationships between the personality and internet use.